AltWeeklies Wire
Strum and Jangle Isn't Easily Forgottennew
A collection of singles and non-album tracks that encapsulate the group's most essential and obscure material released throughout the '90s, this link in Panoply's evolutionary chain harvests bleak rhythms and searing sonic scuffs in one definitive document of disjointed parallels.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Looney Tunes Gone Wildnew
The fifth offering from Mike Patton and Co. pays homage to both the month of April and the soundtracks from the golden era of Warner Bros. cartoons. It sounds simple but when executed, it's Looney Tunes gone wild.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Fantomas, Suspended Animation
Athens' Of Montreal Makes Whimsical, Retro-Fitted Popnew
It's likely that Of Montreal's sensibilities stem from the fact that the group has navigated the thin line between autonomous control and collaboration for nearly a decade, living and working on top of one another in communal houses and tour vans.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
04-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
St. Louis Parties During the Final Fournew
It's not every year that St. Louis hosts an event that relegates the Redbirds to the nether reaches of the daily sports dispatches and turns the city's moribund downtown upside down.
Riverfront Times |
Unreal |
04-07-2005 |
Sports
Moby Makes Music to Buy Bynew
As I listened to his new album, a statement on the transient nature of humanity called Hotel, I couldn't help thinking that its songs would be perfect for those most fleeting of cultural forms: TV commercials. Here's what I made of the album and the glossy goods and clinical services I thought the songs would be perfect for
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
04-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Conscientious Objection... to Paying Your Taxes
There's only one real way to completely oppose war, and that's by refusing to pay for it on April 15.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
04-07-2005 |
Commentary
The Man From Nowherenew
Author, critic and controversial theorist James Howard Kunstler on the ugliest building in Columbus and our emerging "Parking Lot Nation"
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
04-07-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Was the Palm Reader Right About My Past Life?new
At a friend's party the other night, a woman was telling fortunes by palm reading. She looked at my hand for a minute then noticed my birthmark. She told me the mark was a sign that I had "done some wrong" in a previous life, and that I had a tough life ahead of me because of this.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
04-07-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Why Are Two Agencies Arguing About Nuclear Plant Safety?new
The nonpartisan and normally sedate NAS is so ticked off, in fact, that the academy has taken the unusual (for it, anyway) step of publicly criticizing the commission and the nuclear energy industry for trying to suppress its findings. The NAS' actions have made the commission now look crooked and ineffectual. Call it Revenge of the Nerds 5.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-07-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
How to Make the Most of a Restaurant Wine Listnew
I judge wine lists harshly. Most of the time there are too many Chardonnays, not enough Rieslings, few stellar inexpensive wines by the glass, no descriptions, and not much passion in the selections. No list is perfect, but getting around the fluff is an art.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
04-07-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Father-Daughter Relationship Suffersnew
Conveying a muddle of vanity, pride, vulnerability and heartsickness, Daniel Day-Lewis breaks your heart with his portrayal of an off-the-grid hippie who is running on the fumes of a failed Utopia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Eros' Three-Pronged Poke Leaves a Lot to be Desirednew
Eros feels almost entirely irrelevant, when each of its directors has already crafted memorable films in which desire and longing are the subflooring of daily life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Social Security Benefit to Be Tiednew
The government killed his parents. But 50 years later, Professor Michael Meeropol is fighting to save government's biggest program, Social Security, for the next generation.
New Haven Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
04-07-2005 |
Politics
Movie Tries to Turn Woody Allen's Frown Upside Downnew
Seeing Melinda and Melinda is like watching a filmmaker beat himself up, which would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Melinda and Melinda
Heroic Efforts and Silly Plot Turns Leave Earnest Sahara in the Dustnew
Sahara has a world-is-my-oyster feel rooted less in the magic of moviemaking than it is in a jingoistic belief embraced by some Americans, of their own homegrown superheroic capabilities. An African civil war, deadly plague and a gorgeous lady doctor just don't stand a chance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Breck Eisner, Sahara
