The Spirit of the Boogie: An Interview With Kool of Kool & the Gang
Weekly Alibi |
February 26, 2010
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Suckers for Stucker: An Interview With Our Favorite Weathermannew
Steve Stucker really needs no introduction. Since 1990, he’s brought jovial morning weather forecasts to New Mexicans via KOB-4. Formerly a professional dog trainer, Stucker is a friend to animals, even parading pooches on TV every Friday in order to help them get adopted.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
02-02-2010 |
Media
Tags: Steve Stucker, Groundhog Day
Bud Melvin Mixes Banjo, 8-Bit Nintendo and Karaokenew
Melvin creates a solo novelty using the banjo and chiptunes -- music produced by older video game and computer systems that generate sound in real time. It's both retro digital and pastoral, an unlikely combination that interacts with the dynamism of yin and yang.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
07-28-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bud Melvin, Popular Music
Meat the 21st Century: A Delinquent Vegetarian's Victory Talenew
After almost 11 years of a repulsion-based vegetarianism, one day I just ceased to be repulsed. I'm alarmingly comfortable with relinquishing something that's been part of my very identity for so long. It is a little sad for me, admittedly, but the epicurean future is too tantalizing for it to get me down. Thank you, bacon.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
05-20-2008 |
Food+Drink
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Racist Video Mars No Doubt's Return to Relevancenew
No Doubt released the video for "Looking Hot" off their comeback album, the band's first in more than a decade. Backlash was swift, with people rightly pointing out that it's racist and offensive to Native Americans.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
11-16-2012 |
Music
Glam Geek: Music for People Who Like to Wear Sequins to the Librarynew
"I’m pretty nerdy and my lyrics are pretty nerdy,” Zoe Boekbinder admits. “But the album has a lot of bling ... it’s got horns and keyboards and really fancy percussion. So that’s where the glitz fits.”
Weekly Alibi |
Summer Olsson |
04-12-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Zoe Boekbinder
The Baghdad/Seattle Suite: An Iraqi / American Musical Collaborationnew
Iraqi oud player Rahim AlHaj collaborates with American guitarist Bill Frisell and violist Eyvind Kang in a performance of The Baghdad/Seattle Suite.
Weekly Alibi |
Mel Minter |
03-30-2010 |
Music
Jazz Singer Claudia Acuna Opens a New Door in Her Charmed Careernew
With her debut for Marsalis Records, she's focused on a personal sound, singing primarily Latin American songs she's known from her youth, plus two originals. Because of its introspective quality, En Este Momento gives up the gifts of its fragrant sensuality only to attentive listening.
Weekly Alibi |
Mel Minter |
11-03-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Alto Saxophonist David Binney Paints New Sounds on a Moving Canvasnew
Complicated or not, Binney's jazz compositions also reflect a wide variety of influences. Both as a composer and player, Binney has drawn from many sources to create a highly expressive, highly individual oeuvre.
Weekly Alibi |
Mel Minter |
10-06-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
