AltWeeklies Wire
Smell? What smell?new
Examining the decisions of a local air quality board in North Carolina reveals statewide problems with influence, laws and enforcement.
Mountain Xpress |
Steve Rasmussen |
07-23-2004 |
Environment
Michael Badnarik: Libertarian presidential candidatenew
Interview with the Libertarian candidate, considered the dark horse winner of his party's nomination
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-23-2004 |
Politics
That Comeback Urgenew
Fame stiffed Urge Overkill, but the band is on the way back up after two decades of up and down.
Mountain Xpress |
Frank Rabey |
07-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Young Heart Attack Rocks Out Texas Style
Mouthful of Love is a short ride to a good time, a hair more than 35 minutes of drug-addled, sex-crazed, head-bangin’ blues rock – just enough to tease, not enough to revolutionize.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
07-23-2004 |
Reviews
Biographer Martin Roach Phones in This White Stripes Book
A grammatical nightmare, Morphing the Blues is not an insightful look into the "mysteries" of the White duo, as it claims to be; it is simply a restatement of everything we already know, as well as a very detailed history of Detroit.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
07-23-2004 |
Nonfiction
UT's College Radio Station Masters the Mix-Tape
This eighth installment of tracks from the college radio station’s touted Local Live Sunday night show shines with a melange of genres and an honest representation of Austin’s rabid music scene.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
07-23-2004 |
Reviews
Midlake's Debut Full-Length Is a Masterpiece
Somewhere in the sea of disenchantment floats Midlake, kept adrift by rolling waves of keys and Tim Smith’s lighthouse vocals that warn of future doom and tell life’s stories, and the Denton quintet’s full-length debut, Bamnan and Slivercork, comprises limestone layers and swirling pools, dreamscapes and foggy mornings.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
07-23-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Midlake, Bamnam & Slivercork
Austin's Li'l Cap'n Travis Build up Steam for the Future
This is Li'l Cap'n Travis, five grown Austinites taking life one breath at a time and preparing to take over the world.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
07-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
PJ Harvey's Newest Proves She's Still the Queen
Four years after PJ Harvey illustrated Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea, her voice growls with unbelievable ferocity and passion with Uh Huh Her.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
07-23-2004 |
Reviews
It Takes a Villagenew
A tiny French Canadian fishing village tries to woo a doctor to take up permanent residence.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-23-2004 |
Reviews
Trail of Dead Kill at Last-Minute Austin Show
Austin’s anarchist sons, Trail of Dead, rock a new lineup carrying a batch of tracks off their recently completed, Mike McCarthy-produced album set for a late-September release.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
07-23-2004 |
Concerts
He's Ba-aacknew
The original and uncut version of the 1954 Japanese monster picture makes a 50th anniversary comeback.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-23-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Ishiro Honda, Godzilla
Film Riffs That Evaporate in Smoke and Steamnew
Jim Jarmusch's new brew is lukewarm.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-23-2004 |
Reviews
Straight to the Litter Boxnew
The fur flies as Halle Berry tempts us in leather.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-23-2004 |
Reviews
Bourne Againnew
Matt Damon is a superb action hero but he spends too much time alone in this sequel.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-23-2004 |
Reviews
