AltWeeklies Wire
When Will Oakland Go Green?new
Some Bay Area communities are forming public-power networks to buy and build renewable energy, but East Bay cities have been slow to join the green revolution. Is that about to change?
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
05-30-2012 |
Environment
May the Circle Be Unbrokennew
A tribute to Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs, two Carolina legends.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
05-30-2012 |
Music
Tags: Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs
The Murderer on Music Rownew
A true tale of homicide, madness and attempted mass destruction from Nashville's sordid past.
Nashville Scene |
Wayne Wood |
05-30-2012 |
Features
Sound of My Voice: More clarity requirednew
More often than not, it's a compliment to state that a particular film could stand to be longer, since it generally means that either the characters or the storylines are so compelling that we don't want our visit to their celluloid world to end. In the case of Sound of My Voice, though, this statement is meant as criticism rather than praise.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
05-29-2012 |
Reviews
Men in Black IIInew
Where there's Will, there's a way.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
05-29-2012 |
Reviews
Greg Laswell: Landlinenew
San Diego singer-songwriter Greg Laswell left for rural Maine to record his latest album, and he found some moody depths that make Landline an edgier work. Oddly, though, in the songs that come from the isolation of recording in an old church turned house, it's Laswell's collaborations with other singers that stand out...
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
05-29-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: greg laswell
The drumming universe of Oneida's Kid Millionsnew
Man Forever isn't a band, a jam, or even a solo project. It's a piece of music, the kind of composition that can be taught to other musicians, a clockwork set to be wound and released in an exactly assembled way.
INDY Week |
Jesse Jarnow |
05-29-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kid Millions
Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown now winds it up on highnew
The loss cannot be measured, especially by Chocolate City natives-in-exile.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Kandia Crazy Horse |
05-29-2012 |
Music
Tags: Chuck Brown, godfather of go-go
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: The Avengers for the elderlynew
The Avengers for the elderly demographic, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel replaces the likes of Captain America, Iron Man and Thor with such art-house superheroes as Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
05-29-2012 |
Reviews
DNC 2012 Notebook: Youth is Served (but will they vote?)new
Young voters swayed the 2008 election in Obama's favor. Will they do it again this year?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mary C. Curtis |
05-29-2012 |
Elections
Three Douchebags Who Shook the Earth
Will Douchenet change the world? Don't bet against it.
'Undefeated' not groundbreaking, but still inspirationalnew
Filmmakers Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin couldn't have hoped for a better underdog football story to track when they turned on their cameras to shoot a single season at Manassas High School in North Memphis, Tennessee, in 2004.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
05-28-2012 |
Reviews
'Occupy This Album'new
Occupy This Album is composed of 78 tracks on four disks (99 plus one hidden track on the digital download) and benefits those who are participating in the partyless, leaderless movement up on Wall Street and around the world.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Anne Salinas |
05-28-2012 |
Reviews
Campo: 'Campo'new
Although it’s billed as his solo debut, Uruguayan producer Juan Campodónico is far from alone on Campo, the latest chapter in the cinematic world of Bajofondo...
San Antonio Current |
Bryan Rindfuss |
05-28-2012 |
Reviews
'Wings': Made-in-SA Academy Award winner still thrillsnew
The same qualities that sent movie moguls to southern California in the second decade of the 20th century — plentiful sunshine, cheap land and labor, varied landscapes — also made South Texas a promising mecca for cinema.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
05-28-2012 |
Reviews
