Vol. 35, No. 52
Arsenic & Old Lead
They're tasty and nutritious treats for Akron kids.
A God and His Demons
Letters published December 29, 2004
The Year in Pictures
Paying tribute to a year of memorable performers, onstage and in the crowd.
By Walter Novak
Joyful Noise
In a move sure to piss off everyone who isn't named, Soundbites rates the best local albums of 2004.
By Jason Bracelin
Black Rave New Year's Ball
7 p.m. Friday, December 31, $15 ADV/$20 DOS. Peabody's, 2083 E. 21st St., 216-776-9999.
By D.X. Ferris
New Year Bloody Marys
At Tear-EZ (360 S. Main St., Akron, 330-376-0011) and the Lime Spider (207 S. Main St., 330-762-2350). Saturday, January 1, no cover.
Leaning Sideways
In a year when small movies came up big, picking the best 10 was a Payne.
From Major to Minor
Why the best films of 2004 look like indies but aren't.
By Robert Wilonsky
Fahrenheit 2004
Remembering the movies that heated up cinemas this year.
Splish Splash -- Thud
Kevin Spacey honors a man who did it all, and somehow nothing much happens.
The Field Guide to Bad Service
Research shows that insufferable servers will never be an endangered species.
By Elaine T. Cicora
Fed Up in 2004
For independent restaurateurs, the chain reaction continues.
Stage Frights & Delights
Looking back at the shows that made 2004 memorable.
By Christine Howey
On Stage
Capsule reviews of current area stage shows.
On View
Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.
Starr Burst
A rare interview with Cleveland's grand dame.
By Cris Glaser
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
By Michael Gallucci
Return of the Dinosaurs
Was (Not Was) gets past tense, into future perfect.
Protect and Serve
Cleveland State probes birth control through the ages.
By D.X. Ferris and Michael Gallucci
Rim Shots
The Harlem Globetrotters net points and laughs.
By Matt Leavitt and Cris Glaser
Let the Gaming Begin
Cold Fusion fires up console junkies.
By Cris Glaser, Lucy McKernan and Michael Gallucci
Pops Goes the New Year
Severance Hall celebrates auld lang syne with dancing and music.
By Michael Gallucci and Cris Glaser
Trend-Spotting
In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote.
By Sarah Hepola
Smells Like Indie Spirit
Music that made the world safe for the word "alternative" again.
By Rob Harvilla
God Save the Scene
Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop.
By Dan LeRoy
Marrying the Mainstream
White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records.
By Annie Zaleski
Dance, Dance Revolution
This was the year electronic dance music got its head -- and its ass -- out of the past.
By Darren Keast
On the Down-Low
Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures.
By Craig D. Lindsey
Up From the Underworld
This year, blood-soaked extreme metal took its rightful place in the world of heavy music.
Americana Pie
Grab a slice of 2004's best roots music while it's still hot.
By John Nova Lomax
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