Oct 30 – Nov 5, 2003

Oct 30 - Nov 5, 2003 / Vol. 20 / No. 34

Inquiring Mind

Cali plates on the Tucson Mall security truck? No prosecution in the Pueblo High case? It’s time for some answers.

Sonic Scramble

Can’t decide if you want to hear jazz, metal, bluegrass or space music? Estradasphere does it all–and more.

Rhythm & Views

Long before Robert Pollard tried on his British accent for size, Joe Nolte began his ascent to being one of the most unknown, yet greatest American songwriters. In fact, it was in 1976 that Nolte formed his band The Last in Los Angeles with brothers Mike and David. Frustrated with the state of rock in…

Rhythm & Views

It’s hard to believe that Frank Black released his first solo record 10 years ago. The former leader of the Pixies was considered the Brian Wilson of the Alternative Nation, long before alt-rock was hijacked by stoned temple pilots. He never quite reaped the rewards or received proper credit for perfecting the loud-soft-loud song structure…

Soundbites

WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE: While you’re encouraged to studiously scan this week’s edition of The Weekly to determine exactly where you’re going to show off that oh-so-clever Ahnold costume in celebration of All Hallow’s Eve, you can bet a bagful of fun-size Snickers that thousands of fans of music of all varieties will be found…

Bond Age

County voters are being to asked to approve funds for projects that they already funded.

Voter Victory

Federally funded ballot reforms should ensure that local candidates and their supporters aren’t left hanging.

The Skinny

MARQUEZ MYSTERY: No wonder Richard Yetwin, who has shared in the publicly funded fortune piled up by DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, was tight-lipped about why U.S. District Judge Alfredo C. Marquez abruptly took himself off the historic Tucson Unified School District desegregation case. Yetwin declined to say last week that a granddaughter of Judge…

Noshing Around

White Merlot That’s not a typo or a blush wine. White merlot debuts at the new Charron Vineyards in Vail on Dec. 1. But one has to wonder about being color-blind when thinking and drinking wine. Would you drink red chardonnay? Look at white chocolate; it’s always been the stepchild for milk and dark chocolate.…

Police Dispatch

A Tumor-Causing, Teeth-Staining, Smelly, Puking, Swing-Burning Habit North First Avenue and East Orange Grove Road, Sept. 29, 5 a.m. After speaking with a gas company employee, a Tucson woman decided to file a police report about the cigarette butts and beer cans that her neighbors have been leaving on her property, a PCSD report stated.…


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