AltWeeklies Wire
Famed South Florida DJ Does His Second Spinnew
Gabriel Fain was spinning records at one of America's most illustrious dance clubs, Voodoo Lounge and Club Space in downtown Miami, before he surrendered himself to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Now he's back.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
01-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Swallowing Americanew
Jimmy Eat World's new single, "Pain," peaked at the number one slot on the Billboard modern rock singles chart this fall. Band members talk about how they came to the success that has allowed them to give up their day jobs.
Miami New Times |
Michele Laudig |
01-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hagiography Doesn't Become Some Musiciansnew
The Spam Allstars may possess the chops to back up all the overheated praise they've been getting, but plenty of South Florida hopefuls have been coasting on pure hype. A reviewer names the overrated along with 2004's top 10 CDs.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
01-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
One-Time Thief Makes It Big in Miami's Towing Industrynew
Laurie Lichtman was sentenced to life in prison for her part in a notorious armed robbery, but she got out after 10 years. She's now a minor luminary in Miami politics and a thriving businesswoman.
Miami New Times |
Rebecca Wakefield |
01-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Pink Pistols Take Militant Approach to Self-Defensenew
"Pick on someone your own caliber" is the motto of the Houston chapter of Pink Pistols, a group of concealed-pistol-toting, Second Amendment-defending sexual minorities. Their approach to self-defense hasn't won many supporters in Houston's gun-shy gay community.
Houston Press |
Mosi Secret |
01-10-2005 |
LGBT
Deathray Davies Share Memories of 500 Showsnew
The Deathray Davies, which have played 500 shows in five years, can't share their best road stories because they're way too incriminating, says singer-guitarist John Dufilho. So they share milder tales of disputes and injuries.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
01-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Video-Game Champ Makes His Living Playingnew
Surprising for someone who's played video games as much as 12 hours a day since he was 4, world video-game champ Matt Leto is not a nerd; he's a well-spoken athlete. Major League Gaming signed Leto, known as Zyos, to play Halo professionally in 2003.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
01-10-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: Halo 2 Xbox
State Ethics Training Violates Professor's Ethicsnew
After failing the state's new ethics test, an Illinois State University professor declares himself an "ethics outlaw."
Illinois Times |
John K. Wilson |
01-10-2005 |
Commentary
Overturning the Conventions of Rapnew
Although the pocket-protector set hangs on his every syllable, Beans has yet to seduce the hoi polloi. Maybe it's because he scorns the usual hitmaking tricks. Also reviewed is Handsome Boy Modeling School's White People.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-10-2005 |
Reviews
Left-Wing Coalition Tries to Hit Sinclair in Pocketbooknew
The group, led by Media Matters for America, has launched a national letter-writing campaign to Sinclair Broadcast Group's advertisers that charges the company with misusing the public airwaves.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
01-10-2005 |
Media
Best Books From North Carolinanew
Chosen as best book of the year is Blood Done Sign My Name, Timothy Tyson's detective-story record of the racially tense summer of 1970 in Oxford, N.C.
INDY Week |
John Valentine |
01-07-2005 |
Nonfiction
I Will Live Greener in 2005new
For those whose New Year's resolution is to leave a lighter footprint on Mother Earth, here are five steps to advance your personal eco-revolution.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
01-07-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Picking Through the Wreckagenew
Catastrophes in poor nations may need our cash -- but our scrutiny is just as important.
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
01-07-2005 |
International
Tags: international
The Year of Mel Gibson and Michael Moorenew
Was this really the year when the two most significant movies -- though hardly the best -- were a pious Biblical epic and a caterwauling political broadside? Yep, it was.
Desperate Thespians
Real-life struggling Hollywood actors play themselves in HBO’s Unscripted.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
01-07-2005 |
TV
Tags: TV
