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Wye Oak: Civiliannew

With their third album, the Baltimore-based team of vocalist and guitarist Jenn Wasner and drummer-keyboards player Andy Stack creates a dramatic dynamic, challenging the conventions of folk rock.

Tucson Weekly | Gene Armstrong | 03-22-2011 | Reviews

Tags: Andy Stack, Jenn Wasner, Wye Oak

Insane Clown Posse: Exclusive Interviewnew

Down (and out) with the Clown.

L.A. Weekly | Gustavo Turner | 03-21-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Insane Clown Posse, Joe Bruce, Joey Utsler, Shaggy 2 Dope, Violent Jay

What's Next for Chicago Public Schools?new

Now that Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman is gone, the next step will be Rahm's.

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | 03-21-2011 | Education

Tags: Ron Huberman, Rahm Emanuel

Scythian Gets Hot and Heavynew

With his raucous Celtic/world combo Scythian (pronounced "sith-ee-yin"), Alexander Ferdoryka embraces the musical detours and misadventures with joyful optimism.

Charleston City Paper | T. Ballard Lesemann | 03-21-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Scythian

Two Sides of Ty Segallnew

Up-and-coming garage rocker makes some noise - a lot of it, in fact - and keeps his cool, too.

East Bay Express | Christopher Danzig | 03-21-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Jay Reatard, Ty Segall

Uptown Messenger, an online newspaper, is bringing professionally sourced news to a highly targeted audience. "Micronews" websites, tailored to readers by neighborhood, are a hot trend in journalism -- even if the long-term financial picture is unclear

Gambit | Kevin Allman | 03-21-2011 | Media

Tags: Micronews, Uptown Messenger

Deadly Currents: Full Speed Aheadnew

Author Beth Groundwater dishes on her new novel, Deadly Currents, and steering a course in the writing biz.

Colorado Springs Independent | Claire Swinford | 03-21-2011 | Books

Tags: Beth Groundwater, Deadly Currents

Who Gets Pot Recommendations?new

A new RAND study reveals that it might not be who you think.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 03-21-2011 | Drugs

Tags: Medicinal Marijuana, Amanda Reiman, Helen Nunberg, MediCann, RAND Corporation

Nikki Haley Dodges Questions, Tells Constituents to Call Her Laternew

The "call me" message was used time and time again by Gov. Haley at the town hall meeting, where 500 Charleston voters listened to Haley talk about her favorite issues, and then they politely lined up in droves to talk about everything else.

Charleston City Paper | Greg Hambrick | 03-21-2011 | Politics

Tags: Nikki Haley, College of Charleston, Keith Summey

Transcending Gendernew

In a world where he’s long felt invisible, Aydin Kennedy reflects on the man he’s become, and the female identity he left behind.

Chico News & Review | Stacey Kennelly | 03-21-2011 | Culture

Tags: Transsexual, Transgender, LGBT, Aydin Kennedy

Eva Green Goes Rogue

Jordan Scott's feature film debut as a co-writer/director is so self-assured that it's tempting to take for granted the calculatedly vibrant measure of her work.

City Pulse | Cole Smithey | 03-21-2011 | Reviews

Tags: Cracks, Jordan Scott

Confessions of a Black Gentrifiernew

Think demographic change is all about white people moving into black neighborhoods? Think again.

Washington City Paper | Shani O. Hilton | 03-21-2011 | Housing & Development

Tags: Gentrification, D.C., Congress Heights

Libya: Another War We Shouldn't Believe In

We're broke. Our military is overextended, losing two wars against the people of Afghanistan and Iraq. The President might be able to lie his way into a third war against Libya, but he and his party must explain why we're attacking a nation that poses no threat to the United States.

Maui Time | Ted Rall | 03-21-2011 | War

Tags: Libya, Moammar Kadafi, Qaddafi