AltWeeklies Wire
It May Take a Few Listensnew
Even if this isn't wildly new territory, Distortion contains the same effortless range of songwriting styles and charmingly misanthropic lyrics for which the Fields are beloved.
East Bay Express |
Sean Bottai |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields
Music Geneticists Mine Individual Tastesnew
The medium changes and the musical tides may briefly ebb, but demand for recorded music never wanes. And competition remains heated to win the dollars that come from sound delivery.
East Bay Express |
Chris Parker |
01-30-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Romania is Where the Action Isnew
When critics aren't whiling away their time discussing the merits of celebrity hairdos, one of their favorite occupations is "discovering" a neglected national film industry and championing it loudly. For the past two years, the hot international project has been Romania.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Black Hole is a Fascinating Exploration of Growing Upnew
Set mainly in the Pacific Northwest, circa mid-1970s, Black Hole is the story, part science fiction, part horror, part coming-of-age, of a strange sexually transmitted disease that physically deforms those who catch it.
East Bay Express |
Jason A. Zwiker |
01-30-2008 |
Fiction
Work Can Be Considered Honest Enterprisenew
Two Lives uses the literary equivalent of investigative journalism to illuminate segments of the relationship that peek out from between reams of scholarship -- all while tackling the serious business of biography and literary criticism
East Bay Express |
Zak M. Salih |
01-30-2008 |
Fiction
Explaining the Ron Paul Phenomenonnew
They're young progressives who want withdrawal from Iraq, a repeal of drug laws, and a shakeup in Washington. They've found their candidate, but they're sharing him with Southern white supremacists.
East Bay Express |
Matthew Green |
01-30-2008 |
Commentary
How Identity Politics Define the GOPnew
If asked in a public forum, most Americans from across the political spectrum would likely agree that where candidates stand on the issues should take precedent over their gender, race, or religious backgrounds. Yet when the curtain is closed in the voting booth, tribal loyalty often shoves rational thought aside.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
01-30-2008 |
Commentary
Not Up to Snuffnew
The problem Untraceable is it gives its hero little to do beyond tapping on computer keys and fretting in a maternal way about her daughter and the younger FBI agents under her care.
Charleston City Paper |
Maryann Johanson |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gregory Hoblit, Untraceable
Ira Glass' Kings Underscores Need for Good Writingnew
The book contains pieces as diverse as can be contained in one volume, from the economics of raising a cow in Michael Pollan's "Power Steer," to the group mentality of soccer hooligans in an excerpt from Bill Buford's book Among the Thugs.
Charleston City Paper |
John Edward Royall |
01-30-2008 |
Nonfiction
Jojo Knows How To Have a Good Timenew
For piano-playing John "Jojo" Hermann, the Widespread Panic off-season just means an excuse to play front-man and book more intimate venues.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Jojo Hermann
Watching People at Computer is Boringnew
Untraceable, the new would-be cyber-thriller starring Diane Lane, misses this concept entirely.
C-Ville Weekly |
Devin O'Leary |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gregory Hoblit, Untraceable
Sex Files: In Control Panelnew
When it comes to getting aroused, women have more buttons to push than men.
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
01-30-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Fighting the Devil in Outsider Artnew
Greg Bottoms uncovers the wild side of Christian art in The Colorful Apocalypse.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
01-30-2008 |
Nonfiction
UVA Professor Talks Credit Crisisnew
Commerce School Professor Robert Webb, who specializes in the study of speculative markets, points out that last year, the European Central Bank and the Fed made rate cuts that analysts thought would be a shorter involvement than it has turned out to be.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
01-30-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
D.O.A.new
Over Her Dead Body is billed as a romantic comedy, but if that is what this film is, then that means it’s possible that a movie without the slightest bit of romance or comedy can qualify as such.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeff Lowell, Over Her Dead Body
