AltWeeklies Wire
Barack Steadynew
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty lends quiet support to Obama.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
02-08-2008 |
Politics
Desk Jobnew
How did Ameenah Franks defeat the post-9/11 security apparatus?
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
02-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
They're Coming to Take Over Your Town Nextnew
Eureka Springs is the subject of a new DVD purporting to show “how a small group of homosexual activists took over the city council in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and began imposing their homosexual agenda on that community.”
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
02-08-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Grammar-Dropping Doesn't Make a Band Smartnew
In the last few years the phrase "literate indie rock" has been thrown around willy-nilly to describe bands that make some sort of "smart" reference in their music. The term could easily be applied to the online-hype-driven Vampire Weekend.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Patricia Sauthoff |
02-08-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Vampire Weekend
Far Away Sounds Have Universal Appealnew
The subject of Niles’ critically and commercially lauded documentary is Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, an 11-member-strong group of refugees who play a mix of reggae and traditional West African music with passion for their people and homeland.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Mark Sanders |
02-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
El Violin Plays a Song That Hurts to Hearnew
It is unsurprising how seamlessly writer/director Francisco Vargas’ filmic language in El Violin melds a 1970s tale of peasant rebellion with intimations toward the country’s entire history of oppression, struggle and survival.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
02-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Francisco Vargas, El Violin
New Mexico Trucker Felt Set Up in Iraqnew
Edward Sanchez thought it would be safe and lucrative employment driving oil trucks for KBR Inc., a subsidiary of Halliburton contracted by the US military in Iraq, but he was shot at and barely escaped with his life.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
02-07-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Three People Can Only Do So Muchnew
Blue Petal’s talent is obvious, demands attention, and effectively nullifies any quibbles — until perhaps the 500th time you listen to the CD. And you will at least that much.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Urquhart |
02-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Blue Petal
Vincent's Got A Lot of Buzz and Promisenew
Members of Vincent are lucky if they can find time once a week to rehearse, but the fact that they spend much of their time apart buoys that calm vibe, too, he said.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
02-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: vincent
Recent Comedies Mostly All Wetnew
Some observers are calling this a golden age for comedy films, but even a golden age has its share of fool’s gold.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
02-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Andy Tennant, Fool's Gold
Tradition Won't Pay the Rent for Bull Ridersnew
Are all the injuries a bull rider gets throughout the year worth his measly salary?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
02-07-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Ari Picker Is Mastermind of Lost in the Treesnew
Lost in the Trees isn't a conventional band with several members who compose the music together and then perform it. Rather, it's self-contained, meaning that Ari Picker can always form new ensembles to play the music he's already written. Picker is the mastermind and constant of Lost in the Trees; everyone else helps him fulfill his vision.
INDY Week |
Kathleen Gordon |
02-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lost in the Trees
Asheville Indie Film Garners Attention at Sundancenew
Asheville-based director Chusy Haney-Jardine took an entirely different road to Sundance: Most of the players in his film had never acted before—anywhere.
Persepolis More Like a Non-Iranian Filmnew
Persepolis is confidently cosmopolitan in its outlook and resonances. Yet it's also an indirect reminder that Iranian culture has been strangely (and, one might add, tragically) bifurcated for going on three decades now.
The Clintons Widen Racial Dividenew
A few weeks ago, Clinton rather clumsily countered that it took President Lyndon Johnson to realize King's "Dream," and the racial undertones of her comments pissed off a lot of folks.
INDY Week |
Derek Jennings |
02-07-2008 |
Commentary
