AltWeeklies Wire
Evanescencenew
Evanescence's third studio album (and first in five years) is the type critics love to hate.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-19-2011 |
Reviews
CineFestival Wants YOUnew
The 34th annual edition of Cine-Festival (the longest-running Latino film festival in the country) will take place at the Guadalupe from February 25 - March 3. The early deadline for entries is Friday, November 4, and films will be accepted in the following categories: Latino features, shorts, documentaries, animation, experimental films, and youth works.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-19-2011 |
Art
El Paso Author Welcomes Your Criticismnew
The biggest threat to the literary arts, according to El Paso-born author Sergio Troncoso, is the “money culture in publishing.”
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
10-19-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Then and Now: What I'm learning from my kids' new schoolnew
We're in a period of adjustment, and that's putting it nicely.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
10-19-2011 |
Commentary
Age Divides the Small Crowd at Occupy Charlestonnew
Whereas the other occupations around the country seem to be largely made up of feisty young whippersnappers, Occupy Charleston appears to be nothing more than a dozen or so old white people gathered around a coffee table piled high with pizza boxes.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
10-19-2011 |
#OCCUPY
The Fall and Rise of Machine Gun Kellynew
From sex to booze to homelessness ... and now salvation and stardom.
Cleveland Scene |
Jordan Zirm |
10-19-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cleveland Rap, Machine Gun Kelly
I Can't Stop Reading Philly.com Commentersnew
Calling black people animals, references to monkeys, phrases like "welcome to the jungle, baby" and "That’s how it go in da hood" are all standard comments beneath crime stories on Philly.com when the perp is black. And we haven’t even gotten to the anal rape fantasies that regularly litter sexual offender and police corruption stories. So why do I read them?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
10-19-2011 |
Commentary
All Hail Pearl Jamnew
The grunge band is immortalized in a Cameron Crowe documentary.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
10-19-2011 |
TV
Actions speak louder than words in Deaf Jamnew
Deaf Jam is a documentary you can't take your eyes off of. If you do, you're probably missing the point.
Charleston City Paper |
Abigail Darlington |
10-19-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Deaf Jam
Why Fuse When You Can Focus?new
I've been thinking a lot about "fusion" lately, and, in this age of simplicity, it's becoming more and more of a dirty word. I'm talking culinary fusion: the blending of cuisines from multiple cultures, the beguiling promise of creative flavors and novel combinations.
Charleston City Paper |
Robert Moss |
10-19-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Fusion Cuisine
Chris Isaak: Beyond the Sunnew
Like a dog with a rubber chew toy he won't surrender, you have to admire Chris Isaak's tenacity.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
10-19-2011 |
Reviews
What Henry Rollins Seesnew
The renaissance man adds "photojournalist" to his C.V.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
10-19-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Henry Rollins
Select a mayor now, Indianapolisnew
Greg Ballard, Melina Kennedy and Chris Bowen are campaigning to become Indy's next mayor. How will you decide whom to vote for? Let us help.
In Alabama, "Mexican" is Considered an Offensive Wordnew
A thrift store in Birmingham requested the removal of an alt-weekly rack because the word "Mexican" appears in the column, ¡Ask a Mexican!
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
10-19-2011 |
Race & Class
The Slackersnew
The past few months have seen The Toasters and Mustard Plug grace the Melody Inn stage. Add to that list The Slackers.
Tags: the slackers
