AltWeeklies Wire
NAMCO Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collectionnew
Nostalgic geeks can get old-skool with these recently re-released video games.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
09-21-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
'The Kindness of Strangers'
When hurricane, flood and looting engulfed the Crescent City, Oklahoma's Thunderbirds were among those who flew in to turn the tide. This is one account.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
09-21-2005 |
Disasters
Taking Drug for Parkinson's Disease Is a Gamblenew
The medication Mirapex is suspected of transforming some of its users into compulsive gamblers and sex addicts.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
09-20-2005 |
Science
The Diaspora, Blowing Down the Roadnew
Katrina brings to mind the lessons of the 1927 flood of the Mississippi River.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
09-20-2005 |
Commentary
TV Commercials' Hired Handnew
A rival's blood blister paved the way for Bill Austin to become Silicon Valley's top hand model.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
09-20-2005 |
TV
Girl Accused in Slashing Case Was Neglectednew
The teenager accused of attacking a 75-year-old woman is likened by her psychiatrist to a "caged, abused animal poked with sticks at the zoo...."
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
09-20-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Spreading the Good Vibes
They graduated from college and the Columbia, S.C., scene; now, Robi Zagoria and her band are determined to establish themselves in Charleston and beyond.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Promising Noisemakers
Five Brown University students get all indie-rocky in their debut album.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pop Go the Punkers
Baltimore-based rock band Eleven:54 celebrates the release of its new collection of top 40-based pop punk.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Homegrown
Hootie & The Blowfish drummer Jim "Soni" Sonefeld says the Carolina band's fifth studio album is the most important of its career.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Detroit’s Bump Make Some Noise
Yorg Kerasiotis and Detroit-based Bump were named by Jambase.com as one of the top "Bands to See" this year...but are they officially a "jam" band?
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bump, Motor City Soul
Hootie Drummer Gets Quizzed
Hootie & The Blowfish drummer Jim "Soni" Sonefeld gets a quick drummer quiz and almost passes!
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hootie & The Blowfish
New Orleans' 'Brass-Hop' Sound
A New Orleans-based brass band mixes new and old styles and grooves.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kickin' the Funk, The Soul Rebels
Enigmatic Frontman
With his remarkable solo work, Texas-based Centro-Matic frontman Will Johnson seems determined to operate in an entirely different, much darker realm.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: In Somber Colors, Will Johnson
Riffing It Up
Moonless Moth's sometimes clumsy devotion to getting its work known makes it stand out among up-and-coming rock bands in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Moonless Moth
