AltWeeklies Wire
'Run Fatboy Run' Should be Betternew
Everyone who's seen Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, or Spaced knows that Simon Pegg is hilarious. It is scientific fact. So -- scientifically speaking -- it follows that Pegg is hilarious in Run Fatboy Run, even though the movie pretty much defines mediocrity.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
03-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: David Schwimmer, Run Fat Boy Run
Meshuggah's Made in Swedennew
Meshuggah's one of several Swedish bands who have moved death metal past its butcher-shop chops.
The Portland Mercury |
Mike Meyer |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jeffrey Lewis Goes His Waynew
At his core, Lewis is an acoustic guitar-toting New York folkie wrapped in punk-rock values. Don't look or sound the part? So what? Indeed, in Lewis' perfect imperfections lie the roots of his charm.
The Portland Mercury |
Andrew R. Tonry |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 12 Crass Songs, Jeffrey Lewis
Jim White Has Finally Found What He Searched Fornew
There is a great deal of both liberation and ineffability on Transnormal Skiperoo, which is a welcome rebound from White's uneven 2004 album, Drill a Hole in that Substrate and Tell Me What You See.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jim White, Transnormal Skiperoo
Rodeo Royals: Yoncalla's Cowgirl Queensnew
Picture a tiara-wearing beauty queen greeting a screaming crowd. She's smiling and waving without a hair out of place. Now put that queen on the back of a horse galloping full tilt, replace her high heels with a pair of cowgirl boots and stick that tiara on top of a cowgirl hat, and you're starting to get an idea of what a rodeo queen looks like.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
03-27-2008 |
Culture
Mission Not Accomplishednew
On Sunday night, the 4,000th person died for a mistake.
'Moon' Made of Cheesenew
Immigration-themed weeper is deported from greatness.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
03-27-2008 |
Reviews
Bill Clinton Stumps for Hillary in North Carolinanew
He promised his wife would visit the state at least once a week between now and the May 6 primary.
Donna Shalala: Veterans Benefits System is Brokennew
The former secretary of the U.S. Department Health and Human Services says veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars won't get proper health care until the U.S. government updates and simplifies the bureaucracy strangling benefits and outpatient care.
The Latest Hellboy Gossipnew
With Hellboy II: The Golden Army hitting theaters this summer and plans for the further adventures of Screw-On Head, illustrated novelist Mike Mignola never gets a day off.
Boston Phoenix |
Kristina Wong |
03-27-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hellboy, Mike Mignola
Drilling in Arkansas: The Shale Gamenew
Money, royalty battles, tax fights, and environmental concerns thicken the plot.
Arkansas Times |
John C. Williams |
03-27-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Playing the Facts Against the Fiction of '21'new
"The reality is that while they captured some things really well, the actual storyline is changed quite a bit," says MIT house-beater Jeff Ma.
Boston Phoenix |
Brett Michel |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 21, Robert Luketic
Stylistic Mish-Mashnew
While not everything works all of the time, Venus on Earth is heady stuff for discerning listeners.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
03-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Dengue Fever, Venus on Earth
Downbeatnew
BILL, the New England band fronted by Bill Gage, the vocalist with Down syndrome, is not what you expected -- no matter what you expected.
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Sands |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'21' is Not 'True' to Its Sourcenew
Luketic's film is ultimately like Vegas itself: lots of flash, but no soul.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
03-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 21, Robert Luketic
