AltWeeklies Wire
Bush and Kerry Stock Up for the Post-Election Battlenew
Both campaigns, mindful of Florida 2000, are moving full-speed ahead to raise money for potential post-election ballot battles.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-22-2004 |
Politics
Howard Zinn Targets the Next Generationnew
The historian's new book combats the "submersion of nonwhite people" in the writing of history.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
10-22-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Captain Kirk Sets Album to Stunnew
Shatner enjoys a third act afforded few in show business. He still has a film career, still writes best-selling sci-fi, still breeds award-winning horses and has a shiny new Emmy on his mantle. Yet lately he's become obsessed with mortality, disappointment, grief -- all the Big Stuff that a man eventually confronts.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
10-22-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Has Been, William Shatner
Fight Songs: Taking Up Arms Against Major Record Labelsnew
The members of Downhill Battle see a music industry that's broken -- bloated, outdated, money-hungry, monopolistic -- and they aim to fix it.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-22-2004 |
Music
The Homecoming of a Radio Flyernew
Tamara Wieder's Q&A with BBC correspondent and native Bostonian Jeb Sharp, who is bringing world news home after years of jetting to overseas trouble spots.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
10-22-2004 |
Media
Dick Cheney: Even Worse Than You Thinknew
Deep down, the vice-president is just an ambitious screw-up, a mediocre functionary with a mediocre mind.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
10-22-2004 |
Politics
Couple Finds Scarce Ass to Kick(box)new
Kornelija Numic and Doyle Gayler are kickboxing champions who rarely kickbox, because their sport is dying. Now they spend much of their days locking up criminals and investigating crime scenes.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
10-22-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
In Polls, Big Week for Kerrynew
If the election were held today, Kerry would win because he now leads in former Bush states Florida, Ohio, Nevada and New Hampshire, while the prez leads in no former Gore states. The race is close, however, because eight Kerry states are within most polls' 4 percent margin of error.
Orlando Weekly |
Alan Waldman |
10-22-2004 |
Politics
The World's on Firenew
Real Gone is a distorted, disorienting blur of noise that approximates the sound of a rusty runaway lawnmower chewing up a gravel road -- loud and mean and kerosene-caustic. Also reviewed is Nora O'Connor's Til the Dawn.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
10-22-2004 |
Reviews
On the Homefront, Soldiers' Families Cope, Hopenew
To some people, war is an intimate reality: It's the last thing they think about at night, the first thought that crosses their minds in the morning. They have a loved one serving as a soldier -- a cherished spouse or son or daughter living in a danger zone half a world away.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-22-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
The Ultimate Undecided Voternew
Meet Allen Denmarck. He was on the fence before there even was a fence.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
10-21-2004 |
Comedy
Not a Single Note Rings Superfluousnew
Despite the sinister history behind "Abaddon" -- a Hebrew word for a destructive hell (and as easily a play on abandon) -- Pinback's third full-length is the duo's most assured and plotted.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-21-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Pinback, Summer in Abaddon
DJ Has Come Into His Own With New Albumnew
Put the name aside, however, because Jaku is still fraught with delicious tension. Live shakuhachi flute, Kodo drums, turntable jabs and free jazz piano all punctuate his melancholic, melodic laments.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-21-2004 |
Reviews
Siblings Overcome Rivalriesnew
For the past few years, Eleanor Friedberger and her brother Matt have recorded together as the Fiery Furnaces, making whimsical, shape-shifting music that has won many critical raves. But recently when Spin released its annual "Cool List," Eleanor ranked No. 39, all by her lonesome. Matt was nowhere to be found.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
10-21-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Fiery Furnaces, Blueberry Boat
Composer Explores our Collective Recollectionsnew
Such early musical encounters are the launching pad for Harbison's newest composition for the Atlanta Chamber Players, Songs America Loves to Sing, scored for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
10-21-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
