AltWeeklies Wire
Strawbs Unpluggednew
The Strawbs grew out of the country-squire English folk music scene, but their music is also informed by early rock 'n' roll.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-04-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Strawbs
Behind the Legendnew
Believe the hype: Jamie Foxx is an amazing Ray Charles in Ray.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-04-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Ray, Taylor Hackford
Engagingly Unrevealingnew
Never heard of Jandek? The documentary about this elusive musician is still a must-see.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-04-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Chad Friedrichs, Jandek on Corwood
An Unleashed Voicenew
The slam scene unleashed Patricia Smith's voice as a poet. And it cushioned her later, after she was accused of fabricating some of her columns in The Boston Globe.
Tucson Weekly |
Joan Schuman |
11-04-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Close to Death, Patricia Smith
Hate Crimenew
While Tucson has a progressive reputation, the 2002 death of Philip Walsted serves as a reminder that anti-gay hatred remains.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-04-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Crowning Glorynew
Post-election food for thought: Why do all the Republican women have hair that looks like THAT?
Tucson Weekly |
Renée Downing |
11-04-2004 |
Commentary
Hometown Favorite Becomes NBA Go-To Guynew
Devin Brown played college ball at The University of Texas at San Antonio and clawed his way onto the San Antonio Spurs' roster after a year in the limbo leagues. No one ever expected him to take center stage in the NBA playoffs, much less in a widely anticipated shootout with the Lakers.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
11-04-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Life Seems Neither Morose or Obtuse Enoughnew
Type O Negative's first album in four years features all the group's hallmarks: lyrics both mournful and puerile, delivered in Steele's grave, guttural voice.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
11-04-2004 |
Reviews
Trio Takes Much-Needed Turn Toward Substantial Songwritingnew
Slowing down the post-punk velocity and balancing raw electronic textures against stripped-down arrangements and an introspective tenor, Q and Not U has definitely come into its own.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-04-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: power, Q and Not U
Aussie Country Singer Back With New Albumnew
Motherhood will certainly change one's outlook on life, and it has only served to enrich the artistic spirit of Australia's alt-country darling Kasey Chambers. In preparation for her upcoming U.S. tour supporting her third CD, Chambers reflects on how life on the road merges with parenting her 2-year-old.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
11-04-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kasey Chambers, Wayward Angel
Saving the U.S. from Its Real Journalismnew
Structured like a parody of a high school history textbook, the book is so often on the mark in its satire of American history, institutions and self-centeredness that it may very well end up being used by some high school teacher this year.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
11-04-2004 |
Nonfiction
Karma Cleanser: Should I Tell Friend About New Love's Past?new
My friend Rich is dating a former porn star, but I don't think he knows about her exhibitionist past. Should I tell him?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
11-04-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Corkscrew: Making Friends With the Dark Grapenew
After 15 years of intensive wine therapy, this wine critic loves red wine. Here are the reasons you should drink red, even though you love white, and some of the best selections available.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
11-04-2004 |
Food+Drink
Author Looks to Unlock Truth of Houdini's Final Vanishing Actnew
J. Gordon Whitehead visited Houdini backstage and punched the master of escape in the stomach. Houdini died a few days later. Was it murder or a dumb prank gone wrong? Don Bell, one of Montreal's great essayists, spent the last two decades of his life tackling the mystery.
Montreal Mirror |
Kristian Gravenor |
11-04-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Undertow Evokes Fairy Tale, Myth and the Cain and Abel Storynew
Filmmaker David Gordon Green cultivates a mood of impending bloodshed, but by evoking Southern horror flicks and crime potboilers of the 1970s. Using natural light and shaky camera work, Undertow plays out like the bad dream you might have after watching a night of R-rated films.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-04-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: David Gordon Green, Undertow
