AltWeeklies Wire
Anti-Superhero; Genre Bending and Plot Surprises Follow
Will Smith plays anti-hero Hancock in director Peter Berg's against-the-grain superhero movie that features a tricky plot revelation to put a fresh spin on its storyline.
Tags: Peter Berg, Hancock
Rose Hill Drive is Retro, So Deal With Itnew
Moon is the New Earth features several entertainingly excessive blues-rock booglarizers, the groups expands their horizons to include power pop, garagey rave-ups and even vintage psychedelia.
Lil Wayne Proves He Can Make a Cohesive Albumnew
Tha Carter III is pop rap to giggle to and marvel at, from "Phone Home," where Wayne gives his outer-space shtick the full treatment, to "Misunderstood," in which he disses Al Sharpton and imparts that he lives next door to a child molester.
Weezer Phones in Its New Albumnew
The group's latest self-titled release is practically a novelty disc, albeit a notably lazy one.
Sub Pop's Twentieth Anniversary Spurs Denver's Unlikeliest Band Reunionnew
The Fluid was the first group based outside the Pacific Northwest to ink with Sub Pop, the indie that served as the launching pad for what became known as the grunge sound; as such, it became a key component of a musical revolution that helped define the late-'80s/early-'90s rock era.
Dove Hunter Finally Drops Anticipated Debutnew
Dove Hunter hasn't just been playing small, one-off gigs in various spots around the region or to sparse audiences; the band's been wowing crowded rooms at Dallas', Fort Worth's and Denton's favorite clubs with its intricate roots- and alt-country-influenced brand of rock since forming two years ago.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
06-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Weezer Makes One-Third of a Decent Albumnew
The rest, though: unlistenable, nothing to see here, move along.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
06-23-2008 |
Reviews
Indie Rock Finds a New Home in Dallas' Cluttered Radio Landscapenew
How one promotions and marketing director of an adult contemporary station is getting indie rock broadcast in HD.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
06-23-2008 |
Media
Mongol: Meet the Barack Obama of 12th-century Asianew
Genghis Khan's all about rejecting the politics and divisions of the past. He's a new kind of leader, ready to unify the fractious clans of Central Asia into one nation under a new code of law.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
06-23-2008 |
Reviews
Karen Finley Talks About Eliot Spitzer & the Cult of Apologynew
It must be at least a bit satisfying for Karen Finley to have so many politicians apologizing about sex. At the very least, it has provided her with a treasure trove of source material.
Artvoice |
Caitlin Crowell |
06-23-2008 |
Performance
Black Tuna Gang Leader Gets Out of Jailnew
Robert Platshorn was the first big bust of the War on Drugs. Almost 30 years later, he's free and talking.
Miami New Times |
Brantley Hargrove |
06-23-2008 |
Drugs
Don Becker's Last Stand-Upnew
Denver mourns the loss of its favorite one-armed, bipolar comic/poet/playwright.
The Said Girls Made One Deadly Misstep: They Fell in Lovenew
News that a Muslim father had been accused of murdering two beautiful daughters because he disapproved of their boyfriends triggered an instantaneous and predictable reaction from non-Muslims: It had to be an "Islamic" honor killing. The truth is more complex.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
06-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
A Political Prodigy Won't Head to Denver as a Clinton Delegate After Allnew
At the state Democratic convention in Spokane last weekend, 17-year-old Jack Laurence, the grandson of legendary Washington Sen. Henry M. Jackson, lost his bid to attend the Democratic National Convention in August as a delegate for Sen. Hillary Clinton. Part of Jack's problem was the state Democratic party's push for diversity; they wanted at-large delegates of ethnicities that hadn't been elected at the congressional caucuses.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
06-23-2008 |
Politics
John Cornyn Doesn't Need to Sweat Over Rick Noriega Just Yetnew
As the electorate's disgust with its leadership deepens, even Texas Republicans are suiting up to defend their posts. The showdown between Senator John Cornyn and state Representative Lieutenant Colonel Rick Noriega -- and the recent seesawing polls on the race -- provide a revealing glimpse into the state's shifting political makeup and what it would take for Democrats to take ground in statewide contests this fall.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
06-23-2008 |
Politics
