Vol. 35, No. 4
Color Scheme
Mix black nationalism with a white supremacist's scam, and what do you get? Prison time.
By Frank Lewis
Schoolyard Fight
Hope Academies and the teachers' union are locked in a very public war.
By Chris Maag
We Love New York
With Cleveland broke, the Ratners turn a covetous eye on N.Y.C.
Letters to the Editor
Letters published January 28, 2004
Fresh Agony
After a four-year break, the band that gave hardcore its heart is back.
By Jason Bracelin
Marathon Woman
SWF seeks massive crowds to entrance with six-hour sets.
By Dave Segal
Chill Beat
Racermason's dark, sultry electronica suits the season.
By D.X. Ferris
Pop Pathology
Don't let his looks fool you: Clay Aiken's a simmering pot of trouble.
Skeleton Key
With Self Destruct Button and the Detholz! Thursday, January 29, at the Beachland Ballroom.
By Geoff Harkness
The Lost Trailers
With Carbon Leaf and Mike Genovese. Thursday, January 29, at the Grog Shop.
By Rob Trucks
Wayne Hancock
With the Stardevils. Friday, January 30, at the Beachland Ballroom.
By Duane Verh
Heavy Petting
Featuring Nora, Keelhaul, Disengage, At Wit's End, and others. Saturday, January 31, at Peabody's and Pirate's Cove.
Stiff Little Fingers
With Tokyo Storm Warning and the Vacancies. Tuesday, February 3, at Peabody's.
By Carlo Wolff
Urge Overkill
With Cobra Verde and New Planet Trampoline. Tuesday, February 3, at the Grog Shop.
By Nate Cavalieri
Simple Plan
With MxPx, Motion City Soundtrack, and Sugar Cult. Tuesday, February 3, at the Agora Theatre.
By Annie Zaleski
Voodoo Child
Baby Monkey (V2)
By Steve Boughton
The Flatlanders
Wheels of Fortune (New West)
Starsailor
Silence Is Easy (Capitol)
Southern Culture on the Skids
Mojo Box (Kudzu/Yep Roc)
By Steve Byrne
Roy Ayers
Virgin Ubiquity: Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981 (BBE/Rapster)
By Eric K. Arnold
Emo Rescue
A SoCal label snaps up Cleveland's Brandtson.
Bizarros
Can't Fight Your Way Up Town From Here (Clone Records)
Cletus Black
Bloodlines to the Heart (www.cletusblack.com)
Elmore or Less
There's little merit to The Big Bounce.
By Bill Gallo
College Bored
The Perfect Score adds a neat twist to the heist movie, then bungles it.
By Luke Y. Thompson
Pop It, Lock It, Yo
You Got Served exhumes something suspiciously akin to breakdancing.
By Gregory Weinkauf
Painting by Numbers
One picture may speak 1,000 words, but this film about one says considerably less.
Casting About
Mitchell's Fish Market is floundering.
By Elaine T. Cicora
House of Carbs
Stop the madness: Alternatives to Atkins.
It's No. 1
Urinetown is a giddy, golden shower of parody and satire.
By Christine Howey
Private First Class
The insults soar, but the passion lags a bit in Great Lakes' Private Lives.
Kung Fu'd
Or, what does Miramax have against Asian films?
By Robert Wilonsky
Air-to-Air Combat
A radio vet tells all in a new book about the FM wars.
By Cris Glaser
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
Snaps for Thom
Eye a Queer guy at the NARI Home Improvement Show.
By Michael Gallucci
Look Away
Karamu relives Dixie's shameful past.
By Cris Glaser and Nadia Michel
Easy Riding
The International Motorcycle Show rolls into town.
By Cris Glaser and Lucy McKernan
Dirty, Hairy
On the trail of the Abominable Snowman.
By Michael Gallucci, Cris Glaser and Allen Miller
Cat Power
For hard-assed cartoon feline punks, the Cinematheque's your place.
By Michael Gallucci, Cris Glaser and Lucy McKernan
Stayin' Alive
Disco makes another comeback in Saturday Night Fever.
By Michael Gallucci and Cris Glaser
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