AltWeeklies Wire
New Releases Celebrate Bryan and Briannew
Within glam, Roxy Music succeeded thanks to a dynamic tension established between principal players Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-15-2004 |
Reviews
What to Expect From New Reissues by Music Trailblazersnew
Inaccurately lumped into the punk genre because of their affiliation with CBGB, New York City's Talking Heads proved much more resilient, eclectic and arguably more creative than their thrashing contemporaries.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-15-2004 |
Reviews
Mixmasters Signify and Sixtoo Like Their Hip-Hop Weirdnew
Somebody spiked the punch and hip-hop is mingling and tingling. With similarly informed albums and a jointly headlined tour, producers Signify and Sixtoo are chaperones working overtime to keep hip-hop -- as they see it -- from slipping from its experimental roots.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Signify and Sixtoo
Mono's Music Sounds Like Hell. (That's a Good Thing.)new
Mono's music is not without precedent. In the mode of Chicago post-rock, Mono explores loud-soft dynamics shrouded in bristling musings and melancholic orchestration.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Can Wilco Ever Live Up To -- or Live Down -- its Myth?new
Wilco has gone from a small band with a cultish following to a heavily hyped, critically loved behemoth. And rock critics are heaping praise -- a little more than is warranted -- on the band's latest album, A Ghost Is Born.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kevin Forest Moreau |
09-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wilco, A Ghost Is Born
Karma Cleanser: Suck My Negative Feelings Outnew
What do you do when you get sucked out of $55 by the vacuum repair shop?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
09-15-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Don't Panic: What's the Lowdown on Afghanistan's Upcoming Elections?new
Campaigning has officially begun for Afghanistan's first-ever free presidential election on Oct. 9. The duties of the Afghan president, as spelled out in the Afghan constitution ratified earlier this year, are similar to the duties of an American president, with a touch of European-style prime minister thrown in.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-15-2004 |
Commentary
Corkscrew: California is Making Cheaper Wine Betternew
Blending juice from various places around the state -- what the "California" appellation means -- really separates the fearless from the fearful. What consumers gain from this gumption is good wine for a reasonable price.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
09-15-2004 |
Food+Drink
Sky Captain Needs Work on Charactersnew
The soft-focus, Technicolor-inspired footage offers an incredibly lush fantasy world, but filmmakers fell into the Star Wars prequel trap by paying so much attention to the digital effects that they forgot to work on the slow-moving story and undeveloped characters.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
09-15-2004 |
Reviews
The Wire Earns its Critical Acclaimnew
Each episode moves up and down the chain of command of both organizations, from junkies and street-corner pushers to Baltimore's most powerful elected leaders.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
09-15-2004 |
TV
Murder on the Campaign Trailnew
With Silver City, Sayles lives up to the stereotype of the socially conscientious but humorless leftist. Imagine Ralph Nader trying to crack a joke on the campaign trail and you'll get a sense of Silver City's discomfort with comedy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Sayles, Silver City
Ju-on Marks Turning Point for Japanese Horrornew
Technically, this is Shimizu's third theatrical feature in a franchise begun with a made-for-TV film called Ju-on: The Curse. That might explain Shimizu's fiendish resistance to lay out the film's supernatural rules. The audience stays as off-balance as the characters.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Takashi Shimizu, Ju-on: The Grudge
Legislation Could Require Standards for Preserving DNA Evidencenew
Sen. David Adelman, D-Decatur, an author of the new legislation, wants to guarantee that others will be able to test their crime scene DNA.
Adelman is attempting to pass legislation requiring statewide standards for preserving DNA evidence in criminal cases.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
09-15-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Prescription Drug Adderall is All The Rage on College Campusesnew
A growing trend among college students, an estimated one in five pop Adderall without a prescription, according to a 2002 Johns Hopkins study. Many students don't consider their use of Adderall to be abusive because it helps them perform well in school.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
09-15-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Corporate Icon Fends Off Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuitsnew
Rollins Inc. and Orkin are under siege, and president Glen Rollins is the general standing on the ramparts. The outfit is being nibbled at by lawyers and disgruntled customers who are as ferocious in their attack as termites are when they sniff unprotected wood.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-15-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
