AltWeeklies Wire
The Mad Bloggernew
Armed with keyboard and modem, the Internet's most controversial hip-hop blogger, Byron Crawford, is waging war with celebrity rapper Kanye West.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
11-09-2005 |
Music
Space Casesnew
The Welsh supergroup Super Furry Animals have appeared on stage with giant inflatable bears and bright blue "Peace Tanks," but they've always trumped those antics with their music.
Boston Phoenix |
Ken Micallef |
11-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Super Furry Animals, Love Kraft
A Master's Lifenew
From afar, he and his art were worshipped; closer in, both looked less comfortable; seen intimately, the paintings worried observers. The second volume of Hilary Spurling's Matisse biography covers the difficult man's life from 1909-1954.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Freedberg |
11-08-2005 |
Nonfiction
Sweet Sorrownew
Sony's Shadow of the Colossus is no ordinary game -- it's art.
Boston Phoenix |
Mitch Krpata |
11-08-2005 |
Video Games
Deranged Funnew
Quintron and Miss Pussycat's shows suggest a glorious, unholy alliance of Kukla, Fran, and Ollie and the Cramps. They manage to project their theatrical charms even on a CD.
Boston Phoenix |
Kurt B. Reighley |
11-08-2005 |
Reviews
The Price You Paynew
The Colorado Department of Corrections just changed the way people can send money to prisoners, hiking the cost up -- way up.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
11-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Pacifists for Warnew
The fractured counterrecruitment movement includes those hoping to bring the draft back.
A Song to Pass the Timenew
Emo's one-time wonder boy grows up to be an indie-folk superstar.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
11-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The World According to Henrynew
Back from his sixth USO tour, Henry Rollins talks about the troops, the war, and what it was like sleeping in Uday Hussein's bed.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
11-08-2005 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Mr. Bignew
While amassing an empire of a dozen McDonald's franchises, Steve Bigari has used his restaurants as a sort of mad scientist's laboratory. His most recent innovation moves drive-thru operators from restaurants to a distant call center.
Westword |
Joel Warner |
11-08-2005 |
Business & Labor
Don't Ask Why?new
Musician Yoni Wolf is moving in a new direction, replacing laptops and turntables with guitar-picking, piano chords, mournful lyrics, and big choruses. Is indie the new hip-hop?
SF Weekly |
David Downs |
11-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Welcome to Talkalotnew
Mayor Gavin Newsom sees San Francisco as an aristocratic kingdom existing only in the realm of fantasy. He espouses employment in modern high-tech industries while allowing a return to the industrial age.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
11-08-2005 |
Commentary
Kansas Attorney General Fires Up His Christian Basenew
Phill Kline, known for subpoenaing women's medical records from abortion clinics, was the honored guest on a radio broadcast called "A Stand for Life in Kansas."
The Pitch |
Justin Kendall |
11-08-2005 |
Commentary
Kansas City Rowing Club Has World-Class Talentnew
The rowing club's head coach, Jenn Jewett, thinks of the Kansas River as her river, since she's on it more than anyone else in town.
Senior Momentnew
This Flemish film about a hit man with a conscience and the cop who's always a step or two behind him as they pursue the same villains is full of familiar Hollywood reference points.
Phoenix New Times |
Luke Y. Thompson |
11-08-2005 |
Reviews
