Civic Lesson
If you thought election tampering ended with the 2000 and 2004 elections, Leon County Elections Supervisor Ion Sancho wants you to think again. Last Saturday evening at the Greg Palast lecture inside University of Tampa’s Fletcher Auditorium, Sancho told a sold-out audience there are still flaws in Florida’s voting procedures, and that without the public…
Does your vote count?
Rolling Stone says no; Salon disagrees.
Backspin
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts BRIAN ENO + DAVID BYRNE Nonesuch Made mostly in 1979 BS (before samplers), Bush of Ghosts was something of a watershed project in that it gave the tape-looping infatuation of avant-gardists a pop currency. Eno and Byrne recorded "found vocals" — passionate black preachers, radio talk show hosts,…
Join the club
The food satisfies, but it’s St. Bart’s club scene that excites.
Purple Haze
Music
Warped Zone
Reasons why the Warped Tour is better (and worse) than a trip to the dentist.
Going Postal
HULK-SIZE DEBATE Editor's Note: We received numerous comments on "Body Slammed," our 6/21 story about William Guevara, who was falsely accused of stealing money from Ruth Bollea, the mother of Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan). In addition to calls, letters and online comments, the story generated a big response (and more than 30,000 hits on our…
Potty Humor
An unlikely Broadway hit, Urinetown, The Musical takes place in a Gotham-like town that's suffering from a terrible water shortage. In an effort to regulate water consumption, the powers-that-be have outlawed the use of private toilets and all restroom activities are handled by a private corporation, the Urine Good Company (UGC), which is owned and…
Divine Intervention
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the Messiah!
Hair Of The Dog
How Milo the White Trash Terrordog came to have his own beer.
In Congress
ENGLISH SOCCER HOOLIGANS TEAR UP GERMANY Psst, hooligans … Iraqi insurgents just called David Beckham a pussy. TOP U.S. GENERAL IN IRAQ TALKS TROOP REDUCTION Great. Now who's going to tell Bush and Cheney? GOVERNMENT COMBS INTERNATIONAL BANKING RECORDS We hear bin Laden special-orders the "Dogs Playing Poker" checks. SUPERMAN RETURNS Film franchise gets a…
The Blotter
The Brake-Up: A Sarasota couple had been living together for seven months. The man reported that his girlfriend was possibly cheating on him. He was concerned because she wanted to leave with her children in a car with bad brakes. He added that he didn't care that she was leaving, but he didn't want her…
Gimme Shelter
Film
Domestic Surveillance
A Friday night ride-along with the T.P.D.
Notes From The Underground
For some folks, underground hip-hop is a relatively new thing. But West Coast MC Aceyalone has been blowing minds and breaking down scene barriers since the mid-'90s, when he was one of very few California rappers bucking the gangsta stereotype. The man has worked with everyone from the Antipop Consortium crew to Definitive Jux mainmen…
Making Sweet MUSIC
Salerno rises above typical community theater fare with The Music Man.
hair pieces
Babs Reingold grabs us by the short and curlies with two engrossing shows.
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. *NEW YORK STATE OF MIND Taste wines from the up-and-coming regions of New York — Finger Lakes, Hudson Valley and Long Island. $10; includes souvenir glass and hors d'oeuvres. 6:30-8:30…
Cracker Country
David Lowery talks songwriting.
Ready to Wear
Much like the HBO sitcoms for which its director, David Frankel, is best known (Entourage and Sex and the City), The Devil Wears Prada zips along at a bright, busy clip, is competently crafted, mildly amusing and ultimately disposable. It's surprisingly easy to overlook the lack of substance and originality, however, when you've got Meryl…
Celebrate Independents
The scrappy independent winery lives on.
Heating Up
Is climate change an issue in the Sunshine State? Katrina, Wilma and Charley say yes.
Outtakes
RECENT RELEASES THE BENCHWARMERS (PG-13) You know you're in trouble when Rob Schneider turns out to be the straight man in the movie you're watching. And that's only the beginning of the problems with Benchwarmers. Adam Sandler was the "brains" behind this project, donning a producer's cap and convincing several of his old SNL buddies…
Al’s World
Al Gore’s outlook on the global warming fight is surprisingly optimistic. And that’s not the only surprise Sam Adams found in his interview with the crusading ex-veep.
Spins
Fast Man Raider Man FRANK BLACK Back Porch I don't claim to know much about Frank Black's music — and I may know even less about The Pixies — but I know what I like, and I like this. It may come as old news to some of you, but Black is a first-rate Americana…
