AltWeeklies Wire
The (Brief) Return of Boyjazznew
After a five-year hiatus, the Oakland band returns for one triumphant show.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
09-13-2012 |
Music
Overstuffed!new
Featuring a story within a story within a story, 'The Words' is way too convoluted.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-13-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: The Words
Truly Terriblenew
'Branded' is an epically awful film about marketing ... or something like that.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
09-13-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Branded
Our Band Could Be Your Bandnew
How the Brooklynization of culture killed regional music scenes.
Washington City Paper |
Justin Moyer |
09-13-2012 |
Music
Santa Muerte: The Patron Saint of the Drug Warnew
Need help killing someone? Or cementing a drug deal? This may be the saint for you.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-13-2012 |
Features
Tags: mexico drug war
Giant in the Darknew
A secret tape reveals how the New Mexico governor’s top staffer runs government.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Justin Horwath and Joey Peters |
09-13-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Susana Martinez Governor
According to Ira Glass, Making Movies Isn't So Funnew
A conversation with Ira Glass about Sleepwalk With Me.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
A journey through the 2012 Democratic National Conventionnew
The March on Wall Street South, convention speeches, Planned Parenthood, the DREAM Team, Share Our Strength, the N.C. delegation and a Bronx rapper named Rodstarz: I am riveted by the new, emboldened Democratic Party.
The Evil Tenors' Peach Fuzznew
Peach Fuzz finds Durham's Nathan White breaking in a new sound and a new personality, adapting to unfamiliar surroundings and figuring out how to fit in.
Tags: The Evil Tenors
Ben Folds eats humble pienew
Ben Folds is in his mid-40s. But when it comes to his songwriting, that doesn't mean what you'd think it means.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
09-12-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five
In Dreamsnew
Does the 'Sleepwalk With Me' film hold up to its other versions?
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-12-2012 |
Reviews
Junot Díaz's Cheating Heartnew
Pulitzer Prize-winning author continues the tale of Yunior's rise and fall.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andrew Alexander |
09-12-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Mitt Romney's Contortion of the Truthnew
Three falsehoods merit particular scrutiny in illustrating that Team Romney isn't merely fudging the truth but is, instead, engaged in blatant fabrication as a central campaign strategy.
INDY Week |
Jonathan Weiler |
09-12-2012 |
Commentary
Good Election-Year Readsnew
Let's get political.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
09-11-2012 |
Books
Politics on Social Medianew
Do we know too much about our friends? Facebook, politics and the messiness of online debates.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Erin Ryan |
09-11-2012 |
Tech
