An Appeal for Redress
A gentleman named Brian called and e-mailed me about a movement called Appeal for Redress. In his words: Let me introduce myself in case you don’t already know me. My name is Brian and I hold the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Army National Guard and have served for 9.5 years as a Medic.…
Your Wednesday Morning News Update
— Got an umbrella? — Is it just me, or are reality series ideas getting more moronic by the second? Follow-up question: How the hell is it possible for reality series ideas to keep getting more and more idiotic? — The Cats are No. 1! Too bad it’s only December! — And finally, we’re just…
Coarse Content
If StarNet editors are just now tumbling to the fact that their comments section is a popular hangout for trolls, they haven’t been paying attention.
Hungry for More
Uh-oh! The Colonial Fleet is running out of food! And the only way to get more is to travel through a nasty radiation field to an algae planet. (Wonder if they have fish tacos?) Last Friday’s Battlestar Galactica ep, “The Passage” (written by Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Jane Espenson) also revealed that second-string character Kat…
Your Arizona Reptile Update
So a dude was caught near Yuma trying to smuggle an alligator. I think I speak for all Tucsonans when I say: Wha?
A Call for New Year’s Events
Hey, kids! We’re putting together our New Year’s Guide, slated for publication in the Dec. 21 issue. If you know of any information about events, music performances, dances, dining specials, etc., around New Year’s, please send them to me at mailbag@tucsonweekly.com. And please do it, like, soon. Thanks.
Follow the Leader
Gee, the top-of-the-page story in the Star this morning sure looked familiar. Heh heh heh.
Is Google Supporting Terrorist Groups?
Here’s an interesting blog from the Search Engine Journal about how Google Ad Words and Ad Sense (sponsored ads) are supporting terrorist groups.
The Great Cover-Up Begins TONIGHT!
So even though it’s all over Soundbites, I feel the need to remind y’all that The Great Cover-Up, by far THE best annual charity event (how often does one get to see nearly all of Tucson’s musicians indulging in quite a bit of theatricality?) begins TONIGHT. And no whining about staying up late on a…
Fish Taco update
With food supplies running low on Battlestar Wicklatica, Helo and I took the raptor out to Taqueria Pico de Gallo (2618 S. Sixth Ave.) for fish tacos the other day. We both got the lunch special, which included three fish (or shrimp) tacos, rice, beans, and a soda pop or horchata. Cost: Seven bucks and…
Guest Commentary
After Prop 106’s failure, Arizonans need to fight even harder for our future
Silent Audience
Who knew that the birth of Christ was so damn boring?
Live
The Love Me Nots, The Mission Creeps, Surly Wench Pub, Friday, Dec. 1
Love Your Pet–and Vet
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby–Unrated and Uncut!,” “Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition,” and “Clerks II: 2-Disc Widescreen Edition”
Rhythm & Views
Joanna Newsom’s squirrelly voice and trickling harp are enchanting, and her first album, 2004’s The Milk-Eyed Mender, was dense in its folky poeticism. It tapped into a nostalgic indulgence of old bohemia–new but antiquely soft, creative yet comfortably traditional. Ys, Newsom’s follow-up, also re-creates vintage Americana, but suffers from too much of that dense folky…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Raw Roots
The Weary Boys provide listeners with an honest-to-goodness pleasure
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
Those Who Win the Game
Tucson’s J.A. Jance turns past pain into literary gain
Arguing Back
J. DiMenna responds to religious debates in song
Rhythm & Views
Led by lanky ex-junkie tomboy Wendy Case, the long-in-the-tooth Paybacks have ignored all the recent flavor-of-the month hyperbole for an unwavering trash rock aesthetic that has self-professed garage guru Little Steven masturbating at the drop of their name. Swiping the gritty attributes of heroines Chrissie Hynde, Janis Joplin and Joan Jett, singer/guitarist Case throttles her…
Hassled by The Man
When city inspectors attack!
Soundbites
WE NEED YOUR NEW YEAR’S EVE INFO, STAT! Is your club, restaurant or other type of venue hosting a New Year’s Eve celebration that will feature live music? If so, I bet you’re trying to get the word out about that event, since you’ve spent so much time and hard work planning it. I mean,…
Rhythm & Views
Heavy metal bruisers Mastodon combine such diverse influences as Iron Maiden, Rush, pre-sellout Metallica, Southern rock and ’70s English progressive rock bombast into a meticulously distinct and unparalleled sound. Songs from their unrelenting third opus present these Atlanta-based wooly mammoths as fierce, unfriendly and technically proficient beasts. The timbres are ballsy; the vocals are throaty;…
Smack Surge
Officials say there’s no evidence of a heroin- usage increase despite a spike in border seizures
Nine Questions
Tiffany Tedesco
Pocket Biography
ATC’s ‘Ella’ is a worthy show, despite its subject’s uninteresting life
The Skinny
PAST TENSE Now that we know the economic engine of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange will, sadly, not be powering downtown revitalization, is there any hope left for Rio Nuevo? Well, the Tucson Origins crowd finally has an estimate of what it will cost to rebuild our community’s birthplace on the banks of the Santa Cruz: a…
Bittersweet Nostalgia
Beowulf Alley goes soft with an incomplete telling of Truman Capote’s ‘Holiday Memories’
Rich in Fiber
Tucson looks at a Cleveland model for connecting governments, educational organizations and nonprofits
Paper Transformed
Could Bill Mackey and Thomas A. Rossi be two of the last artists exhibited at the current Dinnerware?
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Pencil to Paper
(Mostly) conventional, small drawings shine at Gráficas Gallery
Media Watch
Lawley Leaves Tucson for Fresno to Build an Empire
Animal Lovers
New book depicts a kinder, gentler rodeo culture
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Matt Stone
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Police Dispatch
Rolling Back Prices Magee Road and La Cholla Boulevard, Nov. 8, 8:45 p.m. A Wal-Mart greeter got socked in the back of his head when he tried to do a receipt check on a man who appeared to be shoplifting, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. The greeter said a 6-foot-tall Latino male, with…
Noshing Around
Wanted: Restaurant News for New Year’s Noshing expands in the Dec. 21 issue to include New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day food-related events. Please e-mail me no later than Monday, Dec. 11 with your information. No PDFs or images; use Word documents or cut-and-paste text. The Spirit of Giving Chipotle is hosting a toy…
Pick of the Week
A Taste of Opera
Identity in Flux
After customers speak out, El Si Señor becomes another BK location
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Danehy
During this holy time of year, it’s time to look at the absurdity of some religions
Re-creation, Not Recreation
‘Van Wilder 2’ accurately depicts the worst elements, clichés of college comedies
Tuttle
At this year’s holiday parties, don’t forget to dance
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
