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The Grasshopper Lies Heavy/God Townes: 'In Love'new

Record Store Day was made for releases like this: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy (the name is a reference to Philip K. Dick’s classic novel The Man In The High Castle, by way of the Bible) and God Townes.

San Antonio Current | Leonard Pierce | 04-20-2012 | Reviews

Campaign finance reports show huge sums pouring into candidate coffersnew

Most of the Super PAC funds will roll in during the fall elections, but as we've seen in other states, Super PACs are starting to creep into our North Carolina primaries.

INDY Week | Kirk Ross | 04-20-2012 | Elections

Tags: Elections, Election 2012, Super PACs

Where Craigslist Sucks, Will Fandalism Succeed?new

A new social-networking site for musicians aims to make finding bandmates easier. But is it just adding more noise?

East Bay Express | Kathleen Richards | 04-20-2012 | Tech

Tags: Craigslist, Fandalism, Philip Kaplan

Sturgeon and Caviar Farming in Western N.C.new

La Paz farm in Caldwell County is the first of its kind in N.C. and only the fifth in the U.S. Sturgeon are being processed now, and the group expects to sell caviar by Christmas.

INDY Week | Joe Schwartz | 04-20-2012 | Food+Drink

Tags: Caviar North Carolina, La Paz farm

Crashing Myrtle Beachnew

They call it Pirate Land, in Myrtle Beach, SC, a place predicated on family fun, seaside mirth and the pleasures of the outdoors: swimming pools, paddle boats, golf carts, all of it.

YES! Weekly | Brian Clarey | 04-20-2012 | Commentary

Tags: myrtle beach

Air Force moves to shutter community board overseeing toxic pollutionnew

Robert Alvarado is a decades-long veteran of life in the so-called Toxic Triangle, the small fence-line community that bumps up against the now-shuttered Kelly Air Force Base.

San Antonio Current | Michael Barajas | 04-20-2012 | Environment

Vinyl Gets Another Spinnew

Showing it has more lives than a cockroach, vinyl has been reborn, resulting in some beautiful music. But sometimes production values in records and turntables are lacking.

Houston Press | Craig Hlavaty | 04-20-2012 | Music

Tags: Vinyl Records

Jose Canseco Signs With Worcester Tornadoesnew

Jose Canseco's off-field issues and celebrity, at this point, has almost eclipsed his achievements as a player. Recently, Canseco has appeared on a variety of reality television shows, entered into boxing and MMA fights, and hosts a manic Twitter feed.

Worcester Magazine | Jeremy Shulkin | 04-20-2012 | Sports

Tags: Jose Canseco Worcester Tornadoes

Indianapolis Strengthens Smoking Bannew

Indianapolis bars will go smoke-free on June 1.

NUVO | Rebecca Townsend | 04-20-2012 | Policy Issues

Tags: smoking bans, Indianapolis smoking ban

How Alamo mythology got the upper hand on its historynew

The Battle of the Flowers began in 1891 when a small retinue of horse-drawn carriages and bicycles rambled to the Alamo. In imitation of European festivals of the time, San Antonio society ladies — members of the city's largely Anglo economic elite — threw flowers at each other in mock fight to honor the defenders of the Alamo and to commemorate the surprise victory at San Jacinto by Sam Houston's rebel forces over Santa Anna's army on April 21, 1836.

San Antonio Current | Scott Andrews | 04-20-2012 | History

Tags: alamo, battle of the flowers

Raiders' Deal Still Haunts Oaklandnew

A new lawsuit notes that the football team never repaid a $53.9 million "loan" it received from the city and Alameda County.

East Bay Express | Robert Gammon | 04-20-2012 | Sports

Tags: Oakland Raiders, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority, Raiders Stadium

'Buffy' and 'Lost' alum dick around with horror clichésnew

If its geek pedigree isn't enough to tip you off that The Cabin in the Woods isn't your typical slasher movie, it should become clear within the first few minutes that co-writers Drew Goddard (who also directs) and Joss Whedon have something else in mind for their pre-apocalyptic twist on The Evil Dead.

San Antonio Current | Michael Gallucci | 04-20-2012 | Reviews