AltWeeklies Wire
Never Forgetnew
Nanking isn’t for the faint of heart, or stomach, as the sheer volume of suffering is almost impossible to comprehend.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Brave New Worldnew
The Bravery forges through criticism toward fresh musical horizons.
San Diego CityBeat |
Staff |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Bravery, The Sun and The Moon
Mr. Pitifulnew
When you're Matt Costa, the sun is always shining.
San Diego CityBeat |
Jessie Nelson |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matt Costa, Unfamiliar Faces
Who Will Make Tomorrow's Surfboards?new
Standing with the latest in surf technology, Tim Bessell spoke of how hand-shaping was no longer his mainstay, that now he can shape faster, and with far greater precision, using a computer-controlled knife.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
01-30-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Enter the Trashy Vortexnew
Five reasons why you need a Pacific Gyre getaway.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
01-30-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Politics of Addictionnew
Methadone is the "gold standard" for getting addicts off heroin -- just not in San Diego County.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
01-30-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Vampire Weekend's Debut is Solidnew
It's an impressive first outing on what should be a shaky premise at best: four pasty indie dudes taking a stab at Afro-pop.
Dig Boston |
John DiSalvo |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Vampire Weekend
The Pack Heeds a Higher Callingnew
As hip-hop continues to falter -- falling from high art to hi-fi ringtone factory -- it's quite possible that the salvation of the culture lies in four Vans-wearing skateboarding teens from Berkeley, CA.
Dig Boston |
Martín Caballero |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Based Boys, The Pack
Save the Earth One Pixel at a Timenew
Make Me Sustainable lets you create a social network of eco-curious friends, expanding into a more comprehensive portal to green living.
Dig Boston |
Christine Liu |
01-30-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Buy Booze, Not Long Johnsnew
Fight colds from the inside out: Winter's the time to mainline the biggest, boldest and most alcoholic wines you can find.
Dig Boston |
Tyler Balliet |
01-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
Harmony At First Listennew
Dynamic husband-and-wife country duo shines brightly on American Songwriter Magazine's Winter Tour.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Wrights
iTase, YouTasenew
A music-playing taser? Self-defense is considered an important component of living in the modern age, but this iPod wannabe has little to do with holding onto your purse. This is marketing at its cultural worst.
Dig Boston |
Brennon Slattery |
01-30-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Winter Tryathlonnew
A guide to three extreme winter alternasports: ice blocking, winter swimming, and deathsledding.
Dig Boston |
Tom Coppock, Polly Furth and Matt Rusteika |
01-30-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Terence Blanchard Leads the Waynew
Using his music to help shed light on the entire Katrina tragedy, the horn player recently wrote and performed the music for director Spike Lee's highly acclaimed HBO documentary, When the Levees Broke. Then Blanchard went a step further by adding to the music used in Lee's film to create the recently released album, A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina).
Charleston City Paper |
Alan Sculley |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Long Viewnew
Long-time Boston jazz critic Bob Blumenthal avoids the relay-race theory of music history. The artists, he says, never passed the baton -- they just kept running.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
01-30-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
