AltWeeklies Wire
Van Gogh Rescue: From the Top of Your Lungsnew
The foursome Van Gogh Rescue has been playing out for a little more than a year and now unleashes its debut album, which contains catchy songs, some quality hooks, an impassioned attack and zooming, complex arrangements. You just have to give it a couple of extra spins.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-02-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Van Gogh Rescue
Cold War Kids Go To The Deep Endnew
Californian indie-rockers Cold War Kids have come full circle with their upcoming third release, Mine is Yours.
Charleston City Paper |
Andrea Warner |
12-02-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold War Kids
Petrbltnew
"I've been seeing these wormlike jets of pure gold powder and powdered tourmaline arcing across the sky toward me. Beautiful jets of trans-physical unalloyed human connections. It's incredible."
Tags: Peter Eichenberger
Taylor Eigsti: Daylight at Midnightnew
At 26-years-old, pianist Taylor Eigsti has advanced from child prodigy-dom to young lion-dom with relative ease, toured with James Moody and Gretchen Parlato, and garnered accolades from Dave Brubeck. A
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
12-02-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Taylor Eigsti
The Extra Lens: Undercardnew
The lyrical abilities of John Darnielle and Franklin Bruno carry the musically slight Undercard. Both men can relay ambiguous, vaguely malicious, infinitely sad stories on par with the late, great Warren Zevon.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
12-02-2010 |
Reviews
A Girl and a Gunnew
Five decades after it was made, 'Breathless' remains revolutionary.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
12-02-2010 |
Reviews
Heavyweight Championsnew
A Pittsburgh doctor and a lawyer may be World Wrestling Entertainment's real champions. But why do some people think the fix is in?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
12-02-2010 |
Sports
Hairy Situationsnew
Disney has made another animated classic with Tangled.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-02-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Tangled
The Gay Divorceesnew
Same-sex couples in St. Louis can get married in Iowa. They just can't ever get divorced.
Riverfront Times |
Melissa Meinzer |
12-02-2010 |
LGBT
Tags: Gay Marriage
J. Cole: Friday Night Lightsnew
“Never sold a rock and look I made it, bitch.” In an album full of severe pronouncements, perhaps none ring out with more ferocity than the statement J. Cole makes on “Before I’m Gone.”
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
12-02-2010 |
Reviews
To Hollywood, Love Boisenew
A Boise company introduces the next big thing in filmmaking technology.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
12-02-2010 |
Movies
Tags: Silverdraft
Falling For Blondesnew
These lacy, full bodied Belgian’s are a real treat.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
12-01-2010 |
Food+Drink
Megafaun's Heretoforenew
In fact, Heretofore is no mini-album. It's a real step in Megafaun's career, full, as always, with modest motion.
Tags: Megafaun
Polarized Electorate: The Changing Face of the 13th Congressional Districtnew
The electorates of the precincts that swung from blue to red in the rural northern counties and in Guilford and Wake, N.C. share some common attributes. They are almost all Democratic leaning, some with outright majorities, and all feature sizeable white majorities.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
12-01-2010 |
Elections
10 Best Student-Led Protestsnew
From Greensboro, N.C. to Tiananmen Square.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
12-01-2010 |
Commentary
