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Politician Vernon Robinson is so unique and strident in his bashing of the left that you have to wonder why this guy isn’t here in Florida with the rest of the wingers. After all, he calls himself the “black Jesse Helms.†(He adopted the moniker after a newspaper editorial declared that Jesse Helms was back…
Is Faye Culp Vulnerable?
This quarter’s campaign finance reports are trickling in (July 10 is the deadline for filing) and we’re going through them as quickly as they come. Incumbent Faye Culp, a Republican Florida House member from South Tampa, loaned her campaign $50,000 on the last day of the quarter. She had raised just $12,000, a pittance for…
Reinventing The Wheel
Come stand before the wheel wall at Rent-A-Rim, but you’d better wear shades. Designer shades, of course. Shine-ee. Up close, these gleaming chrome beasts are bigger than you’d expect — stack a couple sideways and they’d make a pretty good coffee table. Better yet, slap ’em on your car and boost its street cred; and…
Heritage Lesson
The origins of California’s meritage.
You say you want a revolution
Riley of The Coup isn’t shy about his anti-establishment views.
Making it work
Mike Mathews’ commitment to musical theater.
Backspin
Loveless MY BLOODY VALENTINE Sire Loveless was for shoegaze rockers what Nirvana (whose Nevermind came out the same year) was for grunge: a touchstone by which future records of that genre would be judged. MBV excelled at creating simple, droney pop melodies wrapped in layers of reverb and instrumentation that bled together. At first listen,…
A RIM PRIMER
Photos by Eric Snider/ Prices Per Wheel, Tire Not Included, At Rz Motoring
Pheromones gonna get ya
A bench in St. Pete with a curious appeal.
GREASING THE SKIDS
MEXICAN ELECTION DEADLOCK Blame the mariposa papeletas de voto. AL-ZARQAWI'S CELL PHONE Ringtone is Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy." NEW JERSEY GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Mob to save estimated $2.4 million in bribes every week state workers aren't on the job. PAUL, YOKO MAKE UP Agree to shift blame for breaking up the Beatles to Heather. LIGHTNING GUTTED Kubina,…
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 winestuff@weeklyplanet.com. *BOUTIQUE CALI WINE Savor a selection from California boutique wineries, paired with sushi. $15 in advance; $20 at the door. 7:30 p.m. Fri., July 7. Charlie's Wine Cellar, 533 S.…
Spins
The Return of Dr. Octagon DR. OCTAGON OCD International Coming a full decade after the first Dr. Octagon album, this release dispenses with producer Dan the Automator and scratch-master DJ Q-Bert, leaving MC Kool Keith the only constant between the two records. This is good and bad. Keith is still a top rapper despite a…
Summertime and the TV Is Easy
TELEVISION
The rules of rims, according to some Sarasota guys in the know.
It's amazing how tightly packed the cars are at 941 Kustomz, a little garage sitting right behind the fabled Hob Nob burger joint on 17th Street in Sarasota. Mere inches separate one car from another here, many of which are outfitted with custom paint jobs, specialized speaker combos and, of course, big, shiny-ass rims. The…
Free is for me
How to win a lifetime of free burritos, and other news.
Childish Things
Vik Muniz’s photos prove conceptual art can be fun — while making us look with fresh eyes at familiar images.
Ministry of Sound
We've been talking about this show for months, and now it's finally here: The hallucinatory mechanized-metal juggernaut that is Ministry is finally coming to town. Al Jourgensen might be Paul Barker-less these days, but he's also made albums back to back that stand with his legendary project's best work. '04's Houses of the Mole and…
Jammin’ for Darfur
FUNDRAISER
The Blotter
IT'S ELECTRIC: When Ben Franklin first "discovered" electricity, I wonder if he ever conceived of a device like the Taser. More and more, cops are bypassing the deadly force used to apprehend criminals in the past, and instead are utilizing the power of the prong to nab fleeing criminals. Take the man on a bicycle…
Enigmas Wrapped inside of Riddles
After Spellbound's success at transforming the nerdy arena of spelling bees into riveting spectacle, anything seemed possible. Hence Wordplay, a smart and lively documentary on the world of crossword puzzles, and the next leap forward for geek chic. With considerable style, wit and warmth, director Patrick Creadon draws us into the lives and mindsets of…
Primo Bistro
A high-quality family-run bistro with reasonable prices? This could be habit-forming.
Music Menu
THURSDAY, JULY 06 TED NUGENT Former loincloth wearer, current reality TV attraction and eternal right-wing provocateur Nugent flies solo again after using the power of his guitar skills to fend off bullets in videos as a member of Damn Yankees. It will undoubtedly rock — and you will just as undoubtedly be treated to "Cat…
Dead Men Walking
Two movies deliver two different takes on the “zombie” flick.
The Many Shapes of MADI
This weekend, the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art opens its latest exhibition, A Celebration of Geometric Art: MADI Homage to Carmelo Arden Quin and the Moving MADI World of Volf Roitman. MADI is a modern art movement characterized by bright colors and bold geometric forms. In architecture, sculpture and painting, MADI art features plenty of circles,…
Killing for the Thrill
THEATER
Chicks on speed
Skating — or trying to — with the Tampa Derby Darlins.
Going Postal
MIRACLE ON 28TH STREET Recently the Weekly Planet predicted (Music Menu by Scott Harrell, June 21-27) that a musical event would be "more than interesting." I heeded the prophetic words, which turned out to be an understatement. In a humble little recording studio on 28th Street in St. Petersburg, where "lauded regional singer-songwriter" Lorna Bracewell…
Comin’ Back for More
MUSIC
Outtakes
RECENT RELEASES THE BREAK-UP (PG-13) A must for pop culture fetishists, if only because its romantic leads, Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughan, reportedly turned into a real-life couple while on the set. The Break-Up also features a premise with promise — modern world economics necessitate Aniston and Vaughan living together in their jointly owned condo…
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tues., July 11: Across Five Aprils, Collapse (Indianola [Lum500]) All That Remains, Fall of Ideals (Razor & Tie) Alleged Bricks, Place Your Blame (Street Anthem) Larry Antonino, Village Strut (BCS) Frank Bang's Secret Stash, Home Grown (Sacred Lily) Bardo Pond, Ticket Crystals (Atp Recordings) Boat, Songs That You…
