AltWeeklies Wire
Building A Followingnew
Musicians like Jonathan Coulton build a grassroots following through Twitter follows.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
01-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jonathan Coulton
Reinventing the Wheelnew
Yo La Tengo takes Tipitina's for a spin.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
01-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yo La Tengo
Orquesta GarDel's Lo Que Tú Queríasnew
GarDel's debut EP is a tapas-size dish heaped with homemade salsa that should appease appetites hungry for a high quality, first-rate studio recording of original Latin music made in North Carolina.
Tags: Orquesta GarDel
Grindhouse Glory: Simon West Juices the January Doldrums
Simon West (director of "Con Air" and "The General's Daughter") has been off the big screen radar long enough to properly contemplate the slick little cinematic take-over that is "The Mechanic."
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-25-2011 |
Reviews
Understanding the Legacy of John F. Kennedynew
January 20, 1961. On this day 50 years ago, John Fitzgerald Kennedy began his presidential odyssey. By the time it ended 1000 days later in blood and tears in Dallas, Kennedy had transformed himself from a son of Boston into a citizen of the world.
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
01-24-2011 |
Commentary
How To Be Good at the Futurenew
Tap into technology and make yourself a Master of Tomorrow.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
01-24-2011 |
Tech
The Damned: "Exorcist" Knock-Off is a Sin
"The Rite" posits that the Catholic church is doing a record number of exorcisms these days.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-24-2011 |
Reviews
How to Become Google's No. 1 Female Rappernew
Plenty of Pittsburgh-based musicians are skilled with Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other standard online promotion tools. But Kellee Maize operates on a different level. Just Google "female rapper," and behold her spot at No. 1.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
01-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Google, Kellee Maize
Not Your Granny's Conductornew
Philharmonic finalist Viswa Subbaraman follows an unorthodox path to success.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Viswa Subbaraman
Amos Lee: Mission Bellnew
Amos Lee has spent the past six years cultivating a Starbucks-friendly fanbase. And not unlike Ray LaMontagne, Lee has subtly added to what was originally a sparse, stripped-down sound.
East Bay Express |
Dave Gil de Rubio |
01-21-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Mission Bell, Amos Lee
The House of Ackermannew
Forrest J. Ackerman was probably the worst’s foremost collector of fantasy film memorabilia, as well as one of its most passionate proponents.
YES! Weekly |
Mark Burger |
01-21-2011 |
Books
Slash on GNR, Lemmy, & Why San Antonio is a Great Rock Townnew
Slash, the former guitarist for Guns N’Roses, Slash’s Snakepit, and Velvet Revolver, spoke to the Current‘s Enrique Lopetegui from his home in L.A.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
01-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Alberta Moms Organizing For Breast Milk Banknew
Human milk banking would help ensure health of preemies and babies with sick mothers.
SEE Magazine |
Angela Brunschot |
01-21-2011 |
Children & Families
Tags: Parenting, Breast Milk
Road Warriornew
Patton Oswalt: Comedian, critic, ambassador of Etewaf.
Orlando Weekly |
Jess Harvell |
01-21-2011 |
Comedy
Tags: Patton Oswalt, etawaf
And I Would Walk 4,000 Milesnew
Possibly true tale of hardship celebrates the human spirit.
Orlando Weekly |
William Goss |
01-21-2011 |
Reviews
