Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
“Fahrenheit 9/11,” “The Ren and Stimpy Show: The First and Second Seasons Uncut,” and “Arrested Development: Season One”
Tame Thai
The new Bangkok Café needs to take some advice from Emeril and Emil
Guest Commentary
As pornography becomes more accepted, I can’t help but think of the earlier days of porn
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week ending Oct. 10, 2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 IFC Films Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Focus Features Super Size Me Samuel Goldwyn Films Man on Fire 20th Century Fox Coffee and Cigarettes United Artists Mean Girls Paramount The Ladykillers Buena Vista Saved! MGM Walking Tall MGM The Punisher Lions…
War Journey
Despite its implausibility, ‘Territorial Rough Rider’ succeeds because of good writing and extensive research
Worthwhile Debate
Republican Bill Heuisler faces Democrat Bill Staples in the surprisingly controversial race for county assessor
A Different Medley
The Fiery Furnaces put together a boat that floats
Winter Ravens
A Winterhaven homeowner continues her fight to make her yard less of a water-waster
Dangerous Magical Dirt
The Dirtbombs play in the rock and roll style
Red Tag Blues
The ACLU takes the city to court over its practice of red tagging homes after noise complaints
Soundbites
TIME TO CRAWL! It’s a mighty busy week for live music in Tucson, so plan wisely to maximize your rock potential. As sponsors of the festival, we do, of course, encourage you to set aside time to attend one of the biggest musical events of the year: the Weekly’s 2004 Fall Club Crawl™. The semi-annual…
Lines on the Line
Two Democratic challengers try to break the GOP lock on the Arizona Corporation Commission
Nine Questions
Dan Soder
The Skinny
THE UNION MISLABEL The Pima County Deputy Sheriff’s Association union goons, who are trying to ride Republican Roland Youngling into the office of Pima County sheriff, tried last week to portray the law enforcement agency as suffering a turnover “crisis.” Union mouthpiece Jim Pratt said that too many deputies are fleeing Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, a…
Live
Kid Rock, AVA, Thursday, Oct. 7
Decade of Decadence
Hydra Leather and More celebrates 10 years of lingerie, club wear and exotic footwear downtown
Rhythm & Views
The most surprising masterpiece of the year belongs to Green Day, hands down. The kings of the three-chord guitar opus are back with American Idiot, their first release in nearly four years. It is clear that the Bay Area pop-punk giants of the ’90s are set to blow people’s minds with Idiot. Gone are the…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
There’s much that’s reassuring and comforting about the music of Virginia-based band Carbon Leaf: the breezy combination of electric and acoustic guitars; the danceable rock rhythms; the sweet, mandolin-inflected pop; the actually tuneful, wide-eyed vocals of low-key frontman Barry Privett. As evidenced on its sixth album, Indian Summer, Carbon Leaf plays gentle pop-rock for 30-something…
Media Watch
Access Tucson Abridged
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week ending Oct. 10, 2004 Mindy Smith One Moment More (Vanguard) Israel Kamakawiwo’ole Facing Future (Big Boy) Mutual Admiration Society Mutual Admiration Society (Sugar Hill) Carbon Leaf Indian Summer (Vanguard) Nickel Creek Nickel Creek (Sugar Hill) Bob Schneider I’m Good Now (Shockorama) Allison Moorer The Duel (Sugar Hill) Al…
Police Dispatch
Not in the Job Description West Overton Road and North La Cholla Boulevard, Sept. 23, 10:51 a.m. An 89-year-old man told his live-in caregiver that he’d only hired her to clean the house and have sex with him, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. The man told the woman this after she had walked…
Rhythm & Views
Her Space Holiday’s membership consists pretty much of former punk musician Mark Bianchi and a load of instruments and electronic machines. The Austin-based Bianchi makes terrific, touching and out-of-the-ordinary songs about the caprices of modern romance. On Her Space Holiday’s brilliant new album, The Young Machines, Bianchi’s songs combine elements 1960s bubblegum, today’s glitchy electronica,…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Dr. Alex Cadoux
Uppity Woman Blues
Live Theatre Workshop makes a fine circus out of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’
Pick
When War Gets Real
Permanence With Change
The Center for Creative Photography gives its permanent collection a permanent spotlight
Danehy
It’s time to eat a hamburger to protest ‘Anti-McDonald’s Day’
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Members With a Mission
A reorganized Dinnerware celebrates 25 years with its fund-raising auction
Tuttle
No borders for capital, only for people–but only for some people
Marionette Mayhem
It’s juvenile, irreverent and intermittently hilarious: It’s ‘Team America: World Police’
Top Ten in Books
Readers Oasis best sellers for the week ending Oct. 10 2004 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction The Writers of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Warner Books ($24.95) America the Broke Gerald J. Swanson, Currency ($24.95) The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty…
Gear Up to Vote
A note from the editor.
Roadkill
If given a choice between the stomach flu and a ‘Taxi’ viewing, take the influenza
Noshing Around
Playing With Food When dining at Uno Chicago Grill, kids can play with food as they create their own pizzas. Each child receives an apron, pizza dough, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni for $3.99. Located at 10180 N. Oracle Road; 878-0222. Arizona Harvest Dinner On Oct. 20, Janos Restaurant hosts the eighth annual dinner…
