Radiohead tonight at Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa
The current Creative Loafing features my piece, "Radiohead Leads the Way: Why it's the best band to debut in the past 20 years." Here's an excerpt: Radiohead, which performs Tues., May 6, at the Ford Amphitheatre, has also earned a rep for awe-inspiring concerts. More important, the English quintet excels in all the categories: influence,…
Five Things to Do Today
Michel Joelsas stars in The Year My Parents Went on Vacation. 1. Tampa Theatre presents The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, a touching foreign film set in 1970’s Brazil that tells the story of a boy who is separated from his parents after they are forced to flee the country for political reasons. 2.…
Tampa gives itself a pass on destroying trees at new museum
Our guest blogger Spencer Kass is a regular attendee at Tampa City Council and other city government meetings and is a real estate broker in West Tampa. He files his latest report: For the past few months I have watched as neighborhood groups complained to the Tampa City Council about repeat offenders of the city’s…
The Dominator
This position starts out with the woman on her back while the man is standing above her (a great start to any sexual jaunt). This next part will take a little strength on the woman's behalf, so the man may need to give her a tug and a pull here and there. The woman is…
Seafood Kills! Paula Deen Shills! Gray Lady Loves Chains! – Monday Media Wrap-up
Ethical Seafood – "The portrait he paints is grim: oceanic dead zones that, because of pollution and overfishing, can no longer support organic life; salmon farms polluted by pesticides and disease; ruthless bottom trawlers with nets that can destroy entire ecosystems." [Salon] Deadliest Catch – "Of all the dishes served in all the restaurants in…
Five Things to Do Today
1. Comedian Adam Ferrara performs at Floyd’s. 2. Kanye West takes the stage at Ford Amphitheatre tonight with support provided by Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. 3. Inkwood Books welcomes Dudley Clendinen, who signs copies of his new book, A Place at Canterbury. 4. Grab a bite at Square 1 Burgers. 5. Only a few weeks left…
The Roots rock Jazz Fest
The Roots, rap's greatest live band, didn't bring M.I.A. on stage Saturday at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (big rumor going 'round town) but did an innovative rendition of "Masters of War" that left me spellbound. The Philly hip-hop ensemble mashed the lyrics of Bob Dylan's classic anti-war screed — sung in a…
Walking out on Wonder, M.I.A. sitting in with Roots? (pics added)
UPDATED May 5: Tens of thousands watched Stevie Wonder perform Friday, May 1, on the main Acura Stage at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Unless you camped out in front of the same stage the entire day, chance are you watched Wonder on one of the giant screes like we did. A downpour came…
Five Things to Do This Weekend
1. Eric Clapton brings his current national to Ford Amphitheatre. 2. New art shows at Nova 535 and USF Contemporary Art Museum debut on Saturday and Sunday. 3. Lisa Lampanelli performs her dirty insult comedy at Ruth Eckerd Hall. 4. Learn how to be eco-friendly at the Pinellas Living Green Expo. 5. The World’s Largest Hurricane Party…
This week’s cover: Nutz 2 U
There are very few times in a journalist’s life when he or she can write seriously about “bumper nutz.†This is one such time. On April 17, our esteemed representatives in the Florida Senate banded together to rid our streets of a dubious menace — plastic reproductions of bull testicles hanging from rednecks’ cars. In…
The ’70’
We've all heard of 69', but if you really want to test your physical skill you should try 70'. This is the ultimate in mutual satisfying oral sex. The man is instructed to begin this position while on his knees. This will make it easier for the woman, as she must begin with her legs…
Five Things to Do Today
1. Beach Theatre presents two preview screenings of Iron Man (pictured at left) tonight. 2. American Babies play New World Brewery. 3. Lend Me a Tenor opens tonight at Largo Cultural Center. 4. Florida Holocaust Museum honors Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) with a special evening ceremony. 5. A new temporary exhibit, Visions of Cycling, opens…
Jazzed about New Orleans
It's road trip time. If all goes as planned, I'll arrive Thursday in the Big Easy for the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, my favorite music event of the year. Headliners include Stevie Wonder, The Raconteurs, Randy Newman, The Neville Brothers (making their first Crescent City performance post-Katrina), Widespread Panic,…
Crime of the Day
Breaking news from the Times: TAMPA — Early this morning, someone swiped a 6-foot hot dog costume from a Sonic diner on Bearss Avenue. The hot dog costume, worth $1,600, disappeared at 3:50 a.m., according to Hillsoborough sheriff's officials. A witness saw a man running from the restaurant with a big hot dog suit in…
Five Things to Do Today
Thrice; photo by Myriam Santos-Kayda. 1. California’s Thrice plays a show at Jannus Landing with Pelican and Circa Survive – all badass experi-alt rock bands. 2. The next discussion topic in the 620 Round Table on Social Justice Series is “Race and Reconciliation.†Local leaders participate; Ray Arsenault moderates. 3. Get a makeover and find out…
Minding the masters
FmoPA’s show highlights the collections of area patrons.
Theater: Sweeney Todd
Tuesday, May 6
A Bootleg worth getting
Bradenton trio gets Begged, Borrowed and Stole
Radiohead leads the way
Why it’s the best band to debut in the past 20 years.
How Kanye West won
Kanye West's Graduation trounced 50 Cent's Curtis in a CD release showdown last September, delivering a serious blow for gangsta rap, a genre that's suffered under the stewardship of hacks like Fiddy, Young Jeezy and Rick Ross, crack-dealers-turned-MCs making the coke trade sound pedestrian in recent years. West wisely built his rep with wildly eclectic,…
Urban coyotes
One Seminole neighborhood finds out that the predators aren’t an urban legend.
Literature: A Place Called Canterbury
Monday, May 5
The Visitor arrives
Small in scale, The Visitor reveals a larger political message.
David Mamet: Sellout
A new biography says the playwright followed the money.
Eric Clapton brings his Slowhand to the Ford Amp
The buzz among the classic-rock intelligentsia is that Clapton has something to prove — namely, that he can put on a show that isn't mostly dull. The 63-year-old artist, one of the original rock guitar gods, has plowed plenty of career terrain with a satchel of stock blues licks; so have a lot of other…
American Babies journey to New World
A country-rock gem patterned after The Byrds' and Flying Burritos Brothers' finest work but with more of a rock edge, American Babies' self-titled debut, released last month, brims with warmth, intelligence and sweet melodies. Philly singer/songwriter/bandleader Tom Hamilton lends his supple, slightly raspy voice to a collection of songs that address sadness without ever getting…
The 25 most important rock bands to debut in the last 20 years
Jane's Addiction (1988) Alternarock hero Perry Farrell at his finest.myspace.com/janesaddictionmyspace Nirvana (1989) Grunge gods killed hair metal (good) paved way for post-grunge clowns such as Candlebox (bad).myspace.com/nirvana Deicide (1990) Highly influential satanic death metal band from Tampa.myspace.com/thestenchofredemption Uncle Tupelo (1990) Alt-country godfathers.myspace.com/uncletupelo Green Day (1991) Stoner punks turned political arena rockers.myspace.com/greenday Pearl Jam (1991) Grunge's…
Letters
In this week's e-comments, readers suggested still more ways to go green; responded to Peter Meinke's "Poet's Notebook" on crime and punishment; sent a shout-out to the Tandoori Trailer; and continued the dialogue about art and art collecting triggered by Megan Voeller's piece on the Jeff Whipple museum in Ybor. And on tampacalling.com, the debates…
Music: Mindless Self Indulgence
Wednesday, May 7
Two-fers at Nova 535 and CAM
Double your arts pleasure in St. Pete and at USF.
A history of wrecks
And how to make them history.
Expo: Pinellas Living Green Expo
Saturday, May 3
Meat up at Square One Burgers
Square One gets the fundamentals right.
Wine trippin’
Your guide to Napa and Sonoma.
Facebook 101
"I said, 'I want to learn more about this,' and I thought the best way was to teach a class and look at how persuasion happens. … What we learn here isn't just relevant to Facebook. The psychology that drives Facebook relates to other online success stories, including those blockbusters yet to be invented." –—Stanford…
Here comes Iron Man
Plus other new and recent releases
Budget-cut blues at USF
Women’s, Africana studies departments may be merged
Fundraiser: Dresses for Humanity II
Friday, May 2
Tim McGraw, Joe Popp
Plus Arturo Sandoval
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Politics, soccer and adolescence merge in Brazilian film
Bobaflex, B.B. King
Plus Little Feat
Special Events: Spring Garden Stroll
Sunday, May 4
Theater: Lend Me a Tenor
Thursday, May 1
The Bipartisan Guide to Ridiculous Legislation
The 10 most inane bills introduced this session.
New CDs from The Black Keys, Muse, Dolly Parton and Destroyer
Attack & Release, HAARP, Backwoods Barbie and Trouble in Dreams
Fall Out Boy rise in Phoenix
With this winning live performance
Wine List
Got an upcoming or ongoing wine event? Send information to: The Wine List, 810 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606, fax 813-739-4801 or e-mail brian.ries@creativeloafing.com. Best Bets: SIP IN THE SRQ It's Sarasota's biggest wine shindig, four days of decadent food and wine. Don't worry if your wallet doesn't extend to bidding on jeroboams of…
Remembering Fuzzy
The days of weed, raves and VIP sections.
What is the National Defense University?
Don’t Panic … your war questions answered
Nutz!
It’s the abortion-restrictin’, gay-bashin’, evolution-hatin’, public decency GOP election year agenda!
Art Exhibit: Cameron Gainer
Sunday, May 4
Comedy: Lisa Lampanelli
Saturday, May 3
Christopher Walken, Cindy Sheehan
Plus the Taxman gets Wesley Snipes
Go to Town Hall
With jazz legend Ornette Coleman
