AltWeeklies Wire
Kasim Reed Positions Himself for Re-Energizing the Citynew
Since the night of the Dec. 1 runoff, Kasim Reed's days have been a blur of community meetings, business breakfasts, press conferences and interviews with the private-sector achievers Reed aims to lure into joining his administration – one he promises will be staffed by the best and brightest.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-12-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Kasim Reed, Peter Aman
Anthology Looks Back at the Year in Atlanta Artnew
FORM: artistic independence, an annual publication now in its second year, selects submissions from artists who live within 100 miles of Atlanta and binds them together in a big, hardbound book. Williams-England, a nonprofit design firm based out of WonderRoot Studio, has done an admirable job designing the volume.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
01-12-2010 |
Nonfiction
Neil Gaiman Still Writes in the Shadow of His Masterpiecenew
Neil Gaiman's output equals only the tiniest fraction of the Disney corporate empire but he's a staggeringly prolific and eclectic creator. In the past 15 years, he's shifted his creative focus away from comics to other forms, including novels, kid-friendly picture books and high-profile screenplays.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2010 |
Fiction
Tags: The Graveyard Book, neil gaiman
House Speaker Glenn Richardson’s Resignation Could Spell Peril for State GOPnew
State House Republicans will have either tidily resolved a temporary political crisis by anointing a new speaker of the House – or be embroiled in a fractious and embarrassing power struggle that could cripple the state GOP for years to come.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-12-2010 |
Politics
Robert De Niro is OK in 'Everybody’s Fine'new
Director Kirk Jones' remake of the 1990 Marcello Mastroianni vehicle of the same name casts Robert De Niro as a widower preparing for the annual visit of his four grown children. Despite his lonely efforts to clean house, buy meat and build a new grill, the kids all find excuses not to come.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Everybody's Fine, Kirk Jones
'Love at the Pub' Pours on the Praise for Decatur’s Brick Store Pubnew
There's something sweet in the task Mary Jane Mahan sets out to accomplish with Love at the Pub: An Insider's Guide to Craftsmanship, Conversation and Community at the Brick Store Pub. Mahan takes a small business – Decatur's Brick Store Pub – and turns it into a mythological realm.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
01-12-2010 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Love at the Pub, Mary Jane Mahan
Cash-Strapped Atlanta Mulls Later Bar Hoursnew
On Nov. 16, Councilman Kwanza Hall shook party-loving Atlantans out of a six-year slumber announcing at a City Council meeting that he wanted the city's next mayor to study whether extending bar hours from 2:30 to 4 a.m. would increase revenue and spark the city's moribund – and once booming – nightlife scene.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
01-12-2010 |
Business & Labor
Atlanta Punk Trio Channels Every Ounce of Self-Loathing it Cannew
Honest Man tears open the first single from Atlanta punk trio Predator with a lo-fi whiz and bang that cuts right to the chase. The group channels every ounce of self-loathing it can muster into these three songs driven by three buzz-saw chords.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Predator 7-inch EP, Predator
Glory Days: 'Glitter and Doom Live' From Tom Waitsnew
rom the first strangulated “aaargh” to its final, rumbling growl 16 songs and 73 minutes later, Tom Waits’ first official live album since 1988’s Big Time captures every oblique aspect of the singer/songwriter’s funhouse mirror persona.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Glitter and Doom Live, Tom Waits
Indie Rock Darlings Real Estate Charm Blog Worldnew
Real Estate is the latest of the delightfully fey and arty indie-rock darlings to charm the pants off of the blog world — and with good reason. The self-titled, debut full-length from these New Jersey newcomers is rife with instant nostalgia that colors the wilting melodies of such songs as “Pool Swimmers,” “Atlantic City” and “Beach Comber.”
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: real estate
Amazing Grace: Cartel's 'Cycles' a One-Star Experiencenew
The Conyers quintet’s third album rings out with the grace of a leaf blower. The only thing that separates the group from the Avril Lavignes and Ashlee Simpsons of the world is gender.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Brings Out the Animal in Wes Andersonnew
Rather than break out of Andersonville and into the real world, the filmmaker burrows further into the fantasy realm with 'Fantastic Mr. Fox.' Ironically, Anderson’s latest turns out to be his most heartfelt, human movie since 'Rushmore,' despite its cast of woodland beasts.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson
'Avatar' Really Annoys the Top Pointyheads on the Rightnew
Athens (Ohio) News editor summarizes the criticisms of James Cameron's blockbuster, Avatar, by four leading lights of the conservative movement, and then explains why they're full of baloney.
The Athens NEWS |
Terry Smith |
01-12-2010 |
Movies
Tags: Avatar, James Cameron
White Denim's 'Fits' Brims with Rhythmic Dexteritynew
By design, nothing stays in one place for too long. Radio Milk How Can You Stand It opens with a wash of noise that bursts into rhythms snaking through funk, psychedelia and art-rock terrain. The music careens wildly, crashing against the noise-damaged, Tex-Mex spaz of El Hard Attack Dcwyw and the spaced-out dub of Sex Prayer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Fits, White Denim
Spacing Out: Blockhead's 'The Music Scene'new
Manhattan beatmaker Blockhead has quietly been releasing consistently strong solo albums in the last half-decade. His tracks for other artists tend to be more in the hard-hitting, slicing-and-dicing, traditional hip-hop vein, but albums such as his latest, 'The Music Scene,' give him an opportunity to be more atmospheric and experimental.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Blockhead, The Music Scene
