All Hands on the Bad-ass Ones
The personal and public appeal of Sleater-Kinney
Float Like a Butterfly; Sting Like a Bee
The fight’s the thing in The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Mail Bonding, Pt. 4
Readers talk back
Tex Support
Unsigned Tampa bands and other indie upstarts have counted on Austin, Texas’ annual South by Southwest music-industry conference to jumpstart their careers.
The Well-Stocked Library
Three new books chronicle Florida’s debt to Hispanics
Sunsets, Etc.
Any given night on Clearwater Beach, dozens of couples stroll and cuddle as the Earth rotates, daylight wanes and the sun disappears beyond the Gulf of Mexico. The scene is just one of nature's daily displays of vanity. And if you haven't caught a sunset in a while, consider yourself overdue. Go do so.Pier 60,…
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be available in stores on April 15.
DVD Pick
WP’s recommendation of the week
Ponte Of No Return
Resistance is futile at the exquisite and affordable Cafe Ponte
Don’t Panic
Your war questions Answered
Spins
Elephant The White Stripes V2 The beloved iconoclastic punk-blues duo of Jack and Meg White possesses a singular and remarkable talent for shrouding the reality of its music in multiple layers of gauzy peripheral bullshit. The outfits. The ambiguous relationship to one another. The evasive, perplexing, even downright incomprehensible quotes. The allegations regarding misappropriation of…
Letters
Competing Histories Re: "This Party's Dying." by Eric Snider (March 12-18) and letter from Sara Romeo, Ybor property owner (April 2-8) I have to smile when I read Sara Romeo's lament of the death of Ybor City's current incarnation. It seems only yesterday when she and her cohorts waltzed in and took over the businesses…
Eight-legged Monster
Spider spins an engaging tale of mental duress
The Rock Doesn’t Stop
Pearl Jam endures beyond changing fads and times
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area.
