AltWeeklies Wire
Simple Music Video Series: American Aquarium's "Jacksonville" and "Northern Lights"new
When asking BJ Barham of American Aquarium about his then-recent recording session with Jason Isbell, an immediate smile came over an otherwise exhausted face: "Fucking amazing!" Not much more needed to be said.
INDY Week |
Dan Schram |
08-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Premium Rush: Hang onnew
Rating: ***1/2
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
08-27-2012 |
Reviews
The Expendables 2: Aged beefnew
Rating: **
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
08-27-2012 |
Reviews
10 Awesome Ways to Get Involved This Weeknew
School's started, which means that plenty of groups are looking for volunteers to mentor high schoolers, help with homework and more. Check out our favorites below.
Charleston City Paper |
Staff |
08-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Charity, Involvement
Questions Remain As Davidson County's Controversial Deportation Program Endsnew
After nearly five years of controversies, bad headlines and a sustained cry of protest from Nashville's immigrant community, Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall held a press conference Tuesday morning announcing that his office will no longer participate in the unpopular Immigration and Customs Enforcement program known as 287(g).
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
08-27-2012 |
Immigration
Tags: 287(g), immigration
Jose Can You Say 'lawsuit'?new
Jose Canseco suing minor league baseball team the Worcester Tornadoes for not paying his salary.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird and Jr. |
08-27-2012 |
Sports
Republicans Bring Squabble to Tampanew
Several Ron Paul delegates who legitimately won at caucus have been barred from attending the Tampa convention because they refused to sign an affidavit, swearing they will vote for Romney.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird and Jr. |
08-27-2012 |
Elections
Noise of Summer: How 1990s summer jams made us dumberernew
In the days before earbuds, they were the anthems you knew by heart from just walking around town. And they were catchy and smart. But something happened in the 1990s: Summer jams started getting so subnormal, so tweaked to appeal to below-average intellect, that they'd rightly earn their place as sports anthems or become culturally appropriated by Disney.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
08-27-2012 |
Music
Diets That Divide Usnew
Once upon a time, people didn’t really think too much about what they ate, as long as there was food on the table. Things are different today.
Ventura County Reporter |
George Warner |
08-24-2012 |
Culture
Tags: vegan, vegetarian
San Diego to San Francisco—by Bikenew
Held every October, the Million Dollar Challenge is a fundraising bike ride for challenged athletes in which participants cycle down the California coast from San Francisco to San Diego. The reverse route, however, can be considered a bucket-list item for cyclists.
San Diego Reader |
Bessy Leszczynski |
08-24-2012 |
Culture
5 More Sudden Awful Musical Marriages We'd Like to Seenew
Boy, that Avril Lavigne/Chad Kroeger engagement announcement came out of left field, huh? Who knows which other terrible music makers are secretly seeing one another right now? Why, it could be anyone! Even...
Houston Press |
John Seaborn Gray |
08-24-2012 |
Music
Run-on Sentencenew
An unforgiving and broken system is forcing sex offenders further to the fringes of society—and that’s dangerous for all of us.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Samantha Melamed |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
A Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Conventionnew
Forty years after Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72, the Republican National Convention returns to Florida. On August 30, Mitt Romney will don a sleek suit and flash his Vaseline smile to a sea of pale-skinned delegates in Tampa. He will compliment the city on hosting the four-day, $123 million orgiastic event. And he will implore the crowd to obey the banners hung from the rafters: "Believe in America."
APD's Sleep Disordernew
Detective Amy Lynch was a highly praised veteran officer – until she told her bosses she'd been diagnosed with narcolepsy.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: police, narcolepsy
Daniels seeks input on health exchangesnew
Pence, Boneham meetings complete. Gregg campaign says the Democratic candidate will meet with the governor in the next few weeks.
