Help and Heroism
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Gift Set,” “Open Water,” “Collateral”
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Comforting Rambling
Opening for her more-famous father, Pieta Brown says Tucson played a large role in her burgeoning career
The Skinny
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? NOT THIS! There’s going to be a mighty interesting scene outside Rincon/University High School next Monday, Jan. 10, when the folks from Westboro Baptist Church show up to protest–God forbid–the formation of a gay-straight alliance club and a performance of The Laramie Project. You’ve no doubt heard of Fred Phelps and…
Honoring Stephen Foster
The first great American pop songwriter gets a long overdue tribute
Soldier’s Heart
Thousands of Iraq War veterans will come home to face serious psychological problems and a system that may not be ready to help them
Soundbites
BACK TO THE ’80S The musical year that was 2004 was a year of many things. It was the year that Lil Jon’s brand of crunk was ubiquitous. It was the year that the mash-up came of age, due largely to Jay-Z’s Black Album being artfully merged with musical backing from such unlikely sources as…
The Doctors Are In
University Physicians bring a new day at Pima County’s 27-year-old Kino Hospital
Nine Questions
Jamie Manser
Hard Times
Less than great expectations for this year’s city elections
Live
New Year’s Eve at Hotel Congress, Dec. 31
Housing Hassle
The city continues its efforts to replace the low-income MLK apartments
Rhythm & Views
Nancy Sinatra released two records in 2004, the first records she’s released since 1971. One was a collaboration with her longtime producer Lee Hazlewood of songs written by the likes of Neil Sedaka, and hasn’t been released in the United States; the other, a self-titled record, features Sinatra singing songs written by musicians like Calexico,…
Senator Strangelove
Is Sen. Jon Kyl driving us to environmental hell?
Rhythm & Views
Cover bands aren’t really taken seriously by most music critics and enthusiasts. There is, however, a loophole: If you can take a song, reinterpret it and add a new element that makes the song somehow your own, then cover away, my friends. Austrians Daniel Amann and Andi Ganter of Fucoustic live permanently in the cover-band…
Media Watch
What Price Brains?
Rhythm & Views
Swedish stompers The Haunted are set to become a force to be reckoned with, thanks to their Century Media debut, rEVOLVEr. Thanks to a reunion with original vocalist Peter Dolving, rEVOLVEr is a complete mix of trash, death and agro-metal–similar to labelmates Shadows Fall and Skinlab, as well as thrash metal legends, Exodus. A Sepultura-ish…
Police Dispatch
Hitting the Wall East River Road and North Dodge Boulevard, Dec. 19, 12:14 a.m. A boy staying at a group home for juvenile delinquents attempted to escape from deputies who were going to arrest him, but instead ran head-first into a 7-foot brick wall, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. The boy and a…
Top Ten in Music
CD City’s top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Joan O’Dwyer
Romance Reviewed
Live Theatre Workshop gets Wilde while ‘Being Earnest’
Pick
Serious Drama, Served Fast
The Cost of Living
Renowned playwright Israel Horovitz is coming to discuss one of his new plays, being produced by Invisible Theatre
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Judging the Judges
John Fitzgerald Molloy’s autobiography is spread thin and occasionally hard to read, but it’s valuable as a history
Danehy
Defining–or redefining–marriage is not an easy thing to accomplish
Disturbing Ambiguity
This Korean take on ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ is beautiful and well-acted–and be sure to stay until the very end
Top Ten in Books
Green Fire Bookshop best sellers for the week
Tuttle
Some predictions for the year ahead
Tremendous Power
‘Hotel Rwanda’ is an important, gripping film, despite its low-budget production
Noodles and Other Stuff
Nothing but Noodles may be worth dropping by, if it’s on the way
Guest Commentary
A report from the kettle: A holiday story starring practical jokers and cheapskates
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Noshing Around
Tsunami Benefit at Acacia Chef Albert Hall is donating 100 percent of all profits to World Care on Monday, Jan. 10, from 4 to 10 p.m. at St. Philip’s Plaza (Campbell Avenue and River Road); 232-0101. Out of this World The Flying Saucer coffeehouse has landed at the southwest corner of Sixth Avenue and Sixth…
