Dec 1-7, 2005

Dec 1-7, 2005 / Vol. 22 / No. 40

The Skinny

FAIR GAME Remember when presidential visits were rare enough to send the entire community into a tizzy? These days, George W. Bush drops by so often that he’s practically eligible for in-state tuition. Bush was in town earlier this week to unveil his latest immigration proposal, which involves more security and a guest-worker program, but…

Jim Nintzel

Rhythm & Views

Say what you will about John Mayer; I’ve always defended him as a damn good guitar player, even though he occasionally writes some sappy songs. If you’ve ever caught some footage of him performing live, you understand what I’m talking about–the guy can play a mean blues guitar. As if to remind everybody that his…

Annie Holub

Police Dispatch

Getting Frisky River Road and La Cholla Boulevard, Nov. 10, 10:35 p.m. Two teenage boys walking to a community pool claimed they saw a couple having sex on the hood of a car, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. The boys told deputies that a woman was bent over the hood of the car,…

Saxon Burns

Rhythm & Views

There’s a reason American songwriting legend Johnny Cash covered “Solitary Man.” It’s because Neil Diamond’s existential pop song is one of the defining artistic documents of the 20th century. If you think this is hyperbole, go back and listen to it. Better yet, try the 1968 album Velvet Gloves and Spit, which offers jewels like…

Jarret Keene

Rhythm & Views

Why do sour, grumpy bands like Wilco receive critical acclaim while all Ryan Adams gets is grief? I suspect it’s because he’s having a great time, what with writing and recording a song every five minutes, screwing starlets and doing drugs that don’t involve needles. In hipster circles, pleasure is a bad thing, and Adams…

Jarret Keene

Danehy

One morning while in line for the ‘Harry Potter’ preview…

Tom Danehy

Downing

Katrina exposed that the emperor had no clothes–and now we have to deal with it

Renée Downing

Love Hurts

Ryan Reynolds gets his best comedic role yet in the predictable but amusing ‘Just Friends’

Bob Grimm

Noshing Around

Tucson Cooks! Here’s a delicious idea for what to get the foodies on your holiday shopping list. The book, Tucson Cooks!, benefits the Primavera Foundation and comprises stories, recipes and photographs from previous Primavera Cooks fundraising dinners and the Tucson Originals independent restaurants. With almost 100 recipes from roast duck with blackberries to macaroni and…

Karyn Zoldan

Now Showing at Home

“Jackass: The Box Set,” “Radiohead: The Astoria London Live,” “War of the Worlds,” “King Kong”

Bob Grimm

Soundbites

CLARIFYING THE COVER-UP Charity has never been this fun. Tonight, Thursday, Dec. 1, marks the first night of the three-night extravaganza known as The Great Cover-Up 2005. The event boasts 30 local bands and performers, who normally play their own music, instead each performing a 20-minute set of covers by a well-known band or artist.…

Stephen Seigel

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