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A Break for Charles Bradleynew
At 62, the soul singer finally releases his debut album.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
05-09-2011 |
Music
Memphis' Media-Friendly Floodnew
The Mississippi River flood of 2011 went viral over the weekend, with television reporters for all of the major networks donning waders to report from low-lying areas in Memphis. That caused a combination of amusement and exasperation for local officials as the river passed 47.7 feet on the Memphis gage, one foot below the all-time record set in 1937.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
05-09-2011 |
Disasters
Running on Emptynew
Nearly a third of top management jobs in the Colorado Springs government are vacant pending the election of a strong mayor.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
05-09-2011 |
Politics
John McCain Now Embraces America's Sworn Enemynew
During the 2008 election, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said that our military intervention in the Arab world was the primary motivation behind terrorist acts like 9/11. Why did Paul say this? Because Osama bin Laden said it. Because the 9/11 Commission report said it. Because CIA intelligence said it. Yet when Paul explained this, fellow candidate and eventual Republican nominee John McCain excoriated the Texas congressman and suggested that he was indirectly giving aid and comfort to the enemy, Al-Qaeda.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
05-09-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: John McCain, Al-Qaeda
King Mez: The King's Khrysisnew
This six-song set of self-assured work with N.C.'s best beat statesman, Khrysis, is a proclamation of the aggressiveness previously missing from some of Mez's work.
Tags: King Mez, The King's Khrysis
Labeled Unbeatablenew
D.R.I. defies the odds and keeps thrash alive.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
05-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The universe and Inew
A year after college graduation, one woman shares her tale of Secret shame -- and success.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Virginia Leise |
05-09-2011 |
Culture
Organic Co-op Lowers Standardsnew
Organic Valley, a trailblazer for small, sustainable farms, has an exclusive deal with a California factory-farm egg producer that doesn't let its chickens roam freely outdoors.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-09-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Organic Valley
Thao & Mirahnew
Thao Nguyen of the Get Down Stay Down and mononymic Mirah make their debut as a duet with this self-titled record.
East Bay Express |
Catherine Plato |
05-09-2011 |
Reviews
An Ignominious Auranew
Portland screenwriter Jonathan Raymond revamps the Western with Meek’s Cutoff.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
05-09-2011 |
Reviews
The Coming Watersnew
How is the cash-poor state of Louisiana planning to deal with potential record floodwaters on the Mississippi River?
Coming Out To Americanew
Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States don't come here solely in search of the American Dream. Some gay immigrants can't go home again.
Tags: Immigration, Asylum
The Muslim Springnew
In death, can Osama bin Laden finally help those whose faith he tarnished? Nashville-area mosques plagued by vandalism and anti-Muslim sentiment respond to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Nashville Scene |
Stephen George |
05-06-2011 |
Religion
Fired From a Production of RENT for Being HIV-Positive?new
A dispute goes public over an actor dismissed from a Nashville production of Rent.
Nashville Scene |
Brantley Hargrove |
05-06-2011 |
Performance
Ribsnew
RIBS have never shied away from their comparisons. Likened by fans and critics to such hard line, atmospheric rock monsters as Nine Inch Nails, Deftones and Muse, the Boston quartet embraces these associations as both a testament to their established musicality and an indicator of form towards attracting new fans.
Dig Boston |
Steve Church |
05-06-2011 |
Music
Tags: Ribs
