Archive for August 27th, 2007

reverb: music from los angeles & beyond

I love metal. Metal is one of very few music genres that demands an equally rabid devotion from both its purveyors and its fans. Metal has evolved over the years, but the power and intensity that it is founded on has always remained unchanged. It will forever be the refuge of the misfit and the [...]

So long Al

Most delicious soundbite: “Public service is noble and honorable.” Um, yes, sometimes. Other times, not so much. Goodbye Gonzo.

Youth politics (ie not the voting kind)

The New York Times Sunday ran a piece by Pam Belluck reporting that some countries have lowered the voting age to sixteen and asking whether such a move would be a good idea here in the US, as some legislators have proposed. The writer’s approach to the story was essentially to find a few fat [...]

Photo: GOP on Election Day
Slideshow: Nov. 5 Newspapers
Photo: Election Day in LA