AltWeeklies Wire
Reticent Pinback Delivers More Sophisticated Popnew
Pinback is pop, but its approach is by no means craven, cloying or simple. The band's finely detailed, indie-pop sensibility recalls Built to Spill.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Parker |
05-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pinback, Summer in Abaddon
Southern Band Brings Rock 'n' Roll Homenew
The Black Crowes had a few surprises up their sleeves when coming home to Atlanta on their reunion tour after a four-year hiatus.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lea Holland |
05-12-2005 |
Concerts
Tags: Lions, Black Crowes
Lose The Wine Labels, Double Your Funnew
Most wine writers are not immune to marketing. To counter-balance the manipulation, they often "blind taste" by using aluminum foil, paper bags or anything that can hide the label.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
05-12-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Mindhunters Almost Made Obsolete by Changing Timesnew
Despite its slick veneer, Mindhunters never realizes that its expiration date passed long before audiences even got a look at it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-12-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Renny Harlin, Mindhunters
Pete Tong Rarely Goes Wrongnew
More of an exercise in sensory stimulation than a story with deep insights, It's All Gone Pete Tong offers a surprisingly fresh way to think about disabilities. The dance milieu mostly just provides the backbeat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-12-2005 |
Reviews
Lady Wrestlers Recall Brawlsnew
Ruth Leitman's illuminating, flinty and sometimes downright depressing documentary follows a subculture of battling dames.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-12-2005 |
Reviews
Jane Fonda Sparkles in Film That Betrays Real Womennew
The film underscores two regressive ideas: first, that modern career women are neurotic, unhappy, competitive, underfed bitches; second, that aspiring trophy wives are the more content, well-adjusted ones.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-12-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert Luketic, Monster-in-Law
Author Suggests God Didn't Write Biblenew
Calling for the people of all faiths to "lift up what is our most precious gift," John Shelby Spong finds God alive and free -- and very much overlooked by those who keep their faith bound in a book.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
05-12-2005 |
Original Work
The Karmic Effect of Laughing at Someone Elsenew
A reader wonders if his car got hit twice because he enjoyed someone else's troubles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
05-12-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
What's With the Political Unrest in Togo?new
Following the announcement that Faure Gnassingbé was the official winner of last month's presidential election in Togo, the African nation experienced a surge in political violence that spurred thousands of Togolese to flee for safety.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-12-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
See Jane Dienew
Jane: A Murder is not just any murder story. Maggie Nelson’s novel is powerful and heart wrenching
Jackson Free Press |
Skyla Dawn Luckey |
05-12-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Jane: A Murder, Maggie Nelson
Poor Little Rich Girlnew
Lauren Sanders’ With or Without You takes the reader into the mind of a strange young rich girl. Lillian is looking for a friend, for love. In the end, she turns into a little dyke murderer.
Jackson Free Press |
Skyla Dawn Luckey |
05-12-2005 |
Fiction
Sweet, Strong, Intimidating Portnew
It’s sweet. It’s strong. It’s intimidating. It’s port.
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
05-12-2005 |
Food+Drink
I Came, I Saw, I Nukednew
Strategy games are a mixed bag. But when you become good at a well-made one, you’re sure to have fun. Example: Empire Earth II.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
05-12-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Rather Fun Housenew
House of Wax, the debut feature from Spanish-born music video director Jaume Collet-Serra, is not a light-weight, fluffy teen horror flick like most "scary" films of late have been.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
05-12-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: House of Wax, Jaume Collet-Serra
