Radiohead to play Ford Amp in Tampa
Contrary to a previous report by a local music publication that will go unnamed, the highly anticipated Radiohead tour will come to the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa on May 6. Here's the official press release: RADIOHEAD CONFIRMS MAY 2008 U.S. DATES & VENUES COMES TO FORD AMPHITHEATRE MAY 6 TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16…
Look up your favorite homophobic neighbor!
Thanks to the Seminole Heights blog, I stumbled across an interesting website earlier today: KnowThyNeighbor.org. The site allows you to search the names of those who signed the petition to put a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on the ballot. Those signatures, gathered by Florida4Marriage.org, are public record, so the Christ Church of Peace in…
Diet Soda Is Bad For You
A Purdue University study funded by the National Institutes of Health recently found that consuming artificial sweeteners instead of sugar may result in weight gain. Rats were fed snacks of yogurt (some sweetened with saccharine, some with sugar) before their regular meals. At the end of five weeks, the rats fed yogurt with artificial sweetener…
Winehouse acceptance speech not so strange
If, like me, you just couldn't bring yourself to watch last night's Grammy Awards broadcast — I was at Skipper's watching Dr. Ralph Stanley perform — you're probably aware by now that "Hancock [Stole] Grammy Album of Year." You might have also heard that tabloid-fave Amy Winehouse gave a whacked-out acceptance speech after winning for…
Video clip: “I See a Darkness”
Johnny Cash introduced this song to the masses when he included a haunting version of it on his 2000 album American III: Solitary Man — likely at the behest of producer Rick Rubin. This YouTube clip culled from a show last year in Copenhagen finds the song’s author, Will Oldham (aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy) alone…
The Cork Screw
The Cork Screw promises much clitoral stimulation as well as a grand view and easy pumping action for the guy. The Cork Screw begins with the woman on her back and the man above her in missionary position. The woman then closes her legs and twists her waist so that her knees are on her…
Exploring Hillsborough County’s only humus farm; mugshots and activism
If you're already grabbing some pita chips, you might want to read this week's Urban Explorer column for a little clarification on the differences between humus and hummus. Plus, check out Joel Rozen's piece on the hottest print media phenomenon to hit Southwest Florida in a long time: those mugshot-filled newspapers sold in gas stations.…
Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley shines at Skipper’s
Concert review Photo by Vince McGilvra Dr. Ralph Stanley and His Clinch Mountain Boys Sun., Feb. 10, Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa Certain legends radiate such a powerful aura on stage that their diminished skills — the inevitable result of advanced age — become irrelevant. Bluegrass great Dr. Ralph Stanley turns 81 in a couple weeks. His…
Top 10: Most annoying names in music
Engelbert Humperdinck returns to the area for the umpteenth time to play Ruth Eckerd Hall on Feb. 19. And I couldn't be more annoyed. I've covered music professionally for close to a decade now and it seems not a year goes by without me having to write a pithy advance on him. Hump's sentimental ballads…
Working At The Slaughterhouse Is Just Torture!
Looks like all the local school districts have complied with a USDA halt on the use of beef from the Westland Meat Products packing company. If you missed the scandal that broke last week, here's the sum up: The Humane Society videotaped workers at the Westland packing plant resorting to extraordinary means to get some…
Blue valentines, Ralph Stanley, Kelley Stoltz, and more
Here's what I have running in the new Creative Loafing: Blue valentines: Song to avoid or (wallow in) on Cupid Day. Concerts of the week: The Headlights [by Eric Snider], Ralph Stanley, Tres Bien. Music Week: The Go-Go's, Dex Romweber Duo, DJ Starscream and more. Spins: reviews of new CDs by Kelley Stoltz, Ringo Starr,…
Nature Lovin’ Valentine’s Day events
If you don’t have a date next week for Hallmark’s favorite holiday — or even if you do — consider a tryst with Mother Earth. On Tuesday, Feb. 12, author, naturalist and activist Susan Cerulean comes to Boyd Hill Nature Park for three days of nature writing workshops, giving you the opportunity to channel Henry…
Top 10: Songs for Mitt Romney
Update Feb. 7: 'Romney drops out of presidential campaign' Mitt Romney got pummeled by John McCain yesterday and I couldn't be happier. The former Massachusetts guv reps the conservative wing of the Republican party, which means if he wins the general election it will be just like Dubya never left office. And I just don't…
Gordon Davis Out At Ceviche
Gordon Davis — one of the "creators" of SoHo and a pioneer of Tampa's restaurant scene— is out at Ceviche. According to Andrew Wilkins (one of Ceviche's manager/partners) the Canadian investment group that Davis brought in last year to help fund Ceviche's big expansion into Orlando and Sarasota bought Davis out three weeks ago. "That…
Florida State Fair
Fried foods, Las Vegas showgirls and Elvis!
Holiday: Be Mine
Wednesday, February 13
Cupcakes and kebabs
Satisfy your sweet tooth or skewer your hunger.
The Rays and St. Pete, behind closed doors
City records reveal that Rays stadium talks have been going on for years.
The best music writing
Read all about it
Music: Dubconscious
Saturday, February 9
Through the grapevine
News from the wine industry.
Theater: Jersey Boys
Wednesday, February 13
Crime does pay
How a St. Pete security guard turned your mugshot into his business.
Authentic Blues
R.L. Burnside will hypnotize you
The flowering of Emilia Sargent
A talented actress who’s primed for the big time.
John Sayles’ Honeydripper
Plus more reviews of new and recent movies
Art: Nova 535
Saturday, February 9
Diving back in
Remembering the past at Molly’s Place.
Chinese New Year menu musts
Do dinner right and it will be a good year.
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 BET: NAPA VALLEY ON PARADE This weekend sees two big events to celebrate the arrival of the Napa Valley Vintner's Association tour, both to benefit the Abilities Foundation. First…
Eli bests Brady
Super Bowl, Super Tuesday and Ann Coulter
Milk fear
Fresh and local, or organic?
Wanda Jackson, Gordon Lightfoot
Plus Michael Buble
The Devil and Dex Romweber
Two-Headed Cow is the definitive documentary about the psycho-surf-rockabilly-punk artist par excellence
The super-rigger
Storage for the things you value.
The Headlights, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Très Bien
Concerts of the week
Discussion: Valerie Plame-Wilson
Tuesday, February 12
Mugshot moguls
In an age of print media decline, mug rags are cleaning up financially. But do these newspapers really clean up the streets?
Pay Dirt
Making money from humus (which is not the stuff you eat with a pita).
Spontaneous soul
Sarasota band shakes up its sound
New CDs from Kelley Stoltz, Hot Chip
Plus Ringo Starr
Comedy: Earthquake
Friday, February 8
Vince Vaughn’s comedy road trip
The Swingers star brings yuks to the heartland.
Britney freaks out. So what else is new?
"In a heavy British accent, a ballistic Brit screamed (about her parents), 'I'm so sick of all of this they can have the goddamn house and stick it up their f**king asses. Actually, no they can't.'"—TMZ.com staff report, dated Feb. 1, on Britney Spears' latest round in the UCLA Psych Ward "Why does TMZ know…
Blue valentines
Songs to avoid (or wallow in) on Cupid Day.
Special Events: The Florida State Fair
Monday, February 11
Dance: The Art of Belly Dance
Tuesday, February 12
Film: Buster Keaton as Sherlock Jr.
Sunday, February 10
Gyspy Gallardo: “I’m busting down barriers”
Who? Gypsy Gallardo, founder and editor of The Power Broker Magazine. Sphere of influence: Since Gallardo, 37, came to St. Petersburg in 1997, she has been heavily involved in urban revitalization, political advocacy, media diversity and business development. Her Power Broker Magazine reaches 10,000 African-American households in Tampa Bay every month. The Harvard-educated activist has…
The Go-Go’s, Dex Romweber Duo
Plus Band of Horses
What’s the latest on the hunt for al-Qaeda?
Bush’s A.Q. quotient
Theater: Harold and Maude on stage
Thursday, February 7
Allman Bros bring Levon Helm, Bob Weir to Wanee
The Allman Brothers Band has returned to a level of brilliance in recent years not approached since their groundbreaking Duane-era of the late 1960s. Thanks to Gregg Allman's renewed passion for the music (brought on by a much-needed switch to sobriety) — as well as the addition of 28-year-old slide guitar virtuoso Derek Trucks and…
