AltWeeklies Wire
John Hiatt: 'The Open Road'new
The Open Road consists of eleven brand new tunes, each imprinted with the trademarks of John Hiatt’s oeuvre — sultry blues licks, witty and thoughtful lyrics, and an underlying energy that drives the music through the pervasive groove.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
04-13-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Open Road, John Hiatt
Usher: It's Business Timenew
For those bored by the monogamy talk on his last album, Usher lets it be known that his pants have reopened for business on his latest, Raymond v. Raymond.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
04-13-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Raymond v. Raymond, Usher
'Runaways' Soundtrack Mixes Predictable Punk With Some Nice Surprisesnew
To answer your question, yes, Kristen Stewart can sing. For the most part. Her voice is a bit thin, but when you're channeling rockers the Runaways, technical chops aren't as important as chutzpah and attitude.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
04-13-2010 |
Reviews
Cadillac Jones Still Blowing That Homegrownnew
The funk-soulsters return with Rhythm Method.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rhythm Method, Cadillac Jones
Cassette Tapes Are the New Vinylnew
Tapes blast a sound that’s just as warm as the crackle and pop of vinyl.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-13-2010 |
Culture
'When You’re Strange' Overdoses on Doors Dramanew
Writer/director Tom DiCillo keeps a tight focus on Jim Morrison’s shenanigans in When You're Strange.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-13-2010 |
Reviews
HBO’s ‘Treme’ Shows New Orleans Keeping Head Above Waternew
Where David Simon's The Wire showed a city in the midst of a slow-motion collapse, Treme finds post-Katrina New Orleans at the bottom, trying to get back up.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-13-2010 |
TV
Tags: David Simon
Who Won Iraq’s Election?new
Using a complicated system of calculations called "basic arithmetic," one is able to see that Ayad Allawi did not actually win the election.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-13-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Ayad Allawi, Iraq
Judi Chicago Ignites 'Bright Lights, Fun City'new
Atlanta’s dance haus group gets Dada with it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Walk Softly and Carry a Major Lazernew
Diplo and Switch animate dancehall electro in Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jonathan Williams |
04-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Chloe' Gives Erotic Thrillers a good namenew
Director Atom Egoyan uses insightful dialogue to induce heavy breathing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-13-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Atom Egoyan, Chloe
Chang-Rae Lee Hits Operatic Notes in 'The Surrendered'new
Epic, ambitious and expansive are the sort of words that tempt use when describing The Surrendered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
04-13-2010 |
Fiction
Tags: Chang-rae Lee, The Surrendered
Atlanta Artists Go Off the Wall With Hip-Hop Designnew
Recent book DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop puts hip-hop’s visual legacy in perspective.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Cinque Hicks |
04-13-2010 |
Art
Meet the Homeless Emory Undergradnew
Sid is not the typical Emory student. He spends most of his time studying and hanging out with friends, but unlike his peers he goes home at the end of the day to a van he parks at the YMCA.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Piper Hale |
04-13-2010 |
Policy Issues
Q&A: Connecticut’s Budget Crisisnew
The CT legislature passed a months-overdue two-year budget last August, but eight months later the state is already $500 million in debt this year.
New Haven Advocate |
Christopher Arnott |
04-13-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Jodi Rell
