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Columbus Alive |
G.A. Benton |
04-28-2005 |
Nonfiction
Duo Gives Big Dose of Georgia Soulnew
With alternating leads and plenty of sweetly blended harmonies, the pair showcase their great voices in a stellar selection of songs, which they wrote or co-wrote, and each one is a keeper.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Wrights, Down This Road
Album Captures Most Symbiotic Moments Between Artistsnew
Yearlong is sound clips from the hip, and the results vary from metallic coupling to the resonant, resolute pluck of acoustic strings flicking flecks of shimmying mica.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Minutemen Documentary Celebrates the Life of Fallen Punk Iconnew
The list of interviewees for this 90-minute documentary reads like an '80s punk A-list, including Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat and Fugazi, Greg Ginn and Henry Rollins of Black Flag, and several others.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Psychic Forecast for Summer Coversnew
Music blogs have been ablaze with news that indie king Ted Leo covered Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone." Leo engages in a little "American Idol" worship with a lean acoustic cover of the breakup ballad, which is available apparently only over the Internet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Mars Volta Launches a Fight Against Pop and Orgasmsnew
While the Mars Volta challenges the rules of pop song structure, the band also challenges the listener to stick with them through a vast work that's so cerebral, it can be off-putting.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: the Mars Volta, Frances the Mute
Warm Springs Made Him What He Wasnew
The implicit contention of Warm Springs is that Franklin D. Roosevelt would not have become the great leader we remember today without the time he spent in Warm Springs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
04-28-2005 |
TV
Tags: TV
Scuzzy Execs Run Amok at Enronnew
Alex Gibney's documentary is super scary, infuriating and perversely entertaining. It's the ultimate exhilaratingly feel-bad drama for an America coming to terms with the scuzzy business practices that place shareholder profits above human decency.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Pimp Yo' PSPnew
These days, stock just won’t cut it -- you’ve got to pimp that PlayStation Portable out with aftermarket accessories to let everyone know just how you roll. And if the accessory adds functionality, it’s all gravy.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
04-28-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Hitchhiker's Guide Doesn't Go Off Without a Hitchnew
"Don't panic" may be the motto of the universal travel book that gives Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy its name, but the new big-screen adaptation frequently feels on the verge of freaking out.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Hot PSP Actionnew
With these three new titles just pressed for the PlayStation Portable, you can smack balls with a club, you can smack balls with a bat, or you can reave souls with axes. All of these games are guaranteed to keep you glued to that gorgeous LCD screen.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
04-28-2005 |
Video Games
Sparks Fail to Ignite in Filmnew
Dramatic hysteria knows no bounds in dot the i, a film that has the up-and-down rhythm of a roller coaster - with none of the thrills.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dot the I, Matthew Parkhill
Good Read for a Day of Not Doing Muchnew
Atlanta author Patti Callahan Henry's novel is the story of a middle-aged Buckhead woman who suddenly realizes that she's faking her way through life and rushes off to find her true unedited self at ... the beach!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
04-28-2005 |
Fiction
World of Warcraftnew
World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment's first foray into the Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game arena, sets the new gold standard for MMORPGs and will send your inner nerd into paroxysms of joy.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
04-28-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Days Of The Wu: The RZA Looks Inside The Clannew
The Manual provides insight into a collective that became ever denser by explaining the Wu philosophies and the Wu connection with film, fashion and comic books. It also prints annotated lyrics to some of the group's most popular songs.
Boston Phoenix |
Sam Pfeifle |
04-28-2005 |
Nonfiction
