AltWeeklies Wire
Apocalypse Then and Nownew
It's always dangerous to make direct links between current events and pop-culture phenomena: So much time usually lags between the conception of a novel, record, or movie and its eventual release that such connections are, at best, coincidence. Let's just say that the small wave of time-travel movies that started last year with The Butterfly Effect is...interesting.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jim Ridley |
03-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Maybury, The Jacket
Go Forth, But Don't Multiplynew
An underground movement tries out a controversial way to reduce the homeless cat population while balancing humaneness and practicality.
Metroland |
Darryl McGrath |
03-04-2005 |
Animal Issues
Dough-Faced Nationnew
The doughface will always be with us; in a democracy he’s the dead weight the rest of us will always be obliged to carry.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
03-03-2005 |
Commentary
Bush's Four Big Lies about Social Securitynew
An investment advisor for the nation's oldest firm dedicated to socially responsible investing explains clearly and simply the problems with the president's proposal to privatize Social Security.
INDY Week |
Farnum Brown |
03-03-2005 |
Business & Labor
New Report Criticizes VA's PTSD Services
The Government Accountability Office says the VA has failed to improve its Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder services for veterans despite suggestions from a special committee.
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Dan Frosch |
03-03-2005 |
War
Tags: Iraq war veterans, Soldier's Heart
ACLU Opposes 'Ohio Patriot Act'
Ohio Senate Bill 9 would address matters of national, er, state security such as chemical weapons, money laundering... and lasers.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
03-03-2005 |
Politics
Album is Central Entrypoint into Enonnew
Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence, a collection of singles, rarities, and web-only tracks, takes shape as the group's most captivating listen to date.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-03-2005 |
Reviews
Album Perfect Accompaniment to Mountain Drivingnew
The songs are fragile, earthy and melancholic -- drawing comparisons to early/mid-'70s Neil Young, Yo La Tengo and Red House Painters (especially "Late Blues" and "Sundown"), but with a far more celestial chorale.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
03-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Heart Like a River, Ida
Lou Barlow Finds Life After Indie Rock With Emohnew
Bound by rich production qualities draped over loosely conceptual acoustic numbers, Emoh balances brash and melancholy sentiments, bringing closure to various chapters of Lou Barlow's legacy while opening the door for a new one.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lou Barlow, Emoh
Elvis Costello Sings the Same Old Songnew
With three recent Grammy nominations and a highly anticipated U.S. tour underway, Costello is finding himself in the unique situation of being both one of new wave's elder statesmen and a surprisingly hot contemporary artist.
Despite his newly restored credibility, there are some who see Costello's practice of massive reissues and rapid repackaging of new material as a shameless money grab.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
03-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hard Reign's Gonna Fallnew
The Evil Queens unleash their third album of rock thunder.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
03-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Archie's Gals Gone Wild
Long-time Archie Comics artist Dan DeCarlo's little-seen art for the girly digests of the '50s and '60s evokes Betty and Veronica meets Bettie Page.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
03-03-2005 |
Fiction
Louisville's VHS or Beta Set the Night, Indie Rawk Clubs on Firenew
While the group may have begun all granular post-punk with strangulated synths -- equal parts Devo, Kraftwerk, Sonic Youth and Melt Banana -- the transition to cascading harmonized guitars and syncopated thump inspired by the then-contemporary dance-funk movement was relatively well greased.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
03-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: VHS or Beta, Night on Fire
I Dumped My Boyfriend for an Affair, Then Got Dumpednew
Does karma punish those who believe they did nothing wrong? Should I even consider staying friends with these people?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
03-03-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
What Were the Results of the Recent Iraqi Elections?new
On Jan. 30, an impressive 60 percent of Iraq's 14.2 million eligible voters participated in the country's first relatively free and fair nationwide elections.
I say "impressive" because the 60 percent who voted did so in defiance of terrorist threats against themselves and their families.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-03-2005 |
Commentary
