The Secular Sound
Rapper Playdough molds his music before supplying the message
How Jennifer Got Her Cards Back
The anatomy of a petty theft
Ten Bucks and Under
Grape gluts, foreign subsidies – and bargains all around
Letters
Judge Not, Lest…Re: Letter from Rebecca Townsend re Suggblog, "'Bama Judge Wars" (Letters, May 11-17) It appears that [Ms. Townsend] has no problem with judges interpreting the constitutionality of legislation. Her only problem appears to be that she wants only extremely conservative jurists to make those interpretations. If she is so concerned about judicial activism,…
Metal Soul
Easily one of the five most exciting acts in an increasingly progressive extreme-music underground, Atlanta's Mastodon stays true to the technical intricacy and jagged weight of thrash while adding a deeper sense of groove and adventurous, jazz-like sensibility; on purely intangible grounds, it could be said that this is a metal band with soul. The…
Planet Picks
MAY 19 THURSDAY YIN AND YANG Salerno Theatre Company opened its doors to the public for the first time a little over a year ago. Now, at the conclusion of its inaugural season, the company stages a two-week run of the gothic musical, Jekyll & Hyde. Based on R. L. Stevenson's 1886 novella about a…
Agliano Sold More Than Fish
So, first my pal Buster Agliano goes and sleeps with the fishes, and I don't mean the fishes he sold at his fish market in Ybor City. God rest his soul, he went and died on us a year ago. Cancer got him. And now we hear word that Buster's bride, Mirtha, is closing the…
The Last Temptation of Anakin
The Force is strong with George Lucas and Star Wars: Episode III
Beach Blanket Pig-Out
Sun? Surf? Who cares, let’s eat!
Music Concerts
Thursday, May. 19 42nd Street Bistro Eddie Rosicky Adobe Gila's Audioband Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon Bahama Mama's Blue Star Highway The Bank Nightclub and Concert Venue Left Lane Big J.R.'s Restaurant and Lounge Steve Santo/DJ Rockin' Rick Captain Jack's Rus Anderson Carlie's Diamond Gray The Chic-A-Boom Room Stephanie Anderson CK's Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick…
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. TASTING FINE Fine Wine and Spirits Warehouse hosts a grand wine tasting with over 70 wines from excellent producers like Kenwood, Rombauer and Ferrari Carano. Hors d'oeuvres included. $30 per…
Tragicomical Canvas
A bit like an Eastern European version of one of those sprawling, cinematic canvases by Robert Altman or Paul Thomas Anderson, Up And Down is a darkly (very darkly) comic cross-section of contemporary Prague. Czech director Jan Hrebejk (Divided We Fall) and co-writer Petr Jarchovsky tackle some very big issues (to name a few: race,…
Cold Comfort
A day in the life of the ice cream man
Culinary Events
GOOD FATS VS. BAD FATS Chef Debby DeGraaff teaches the difference between good and bad fats. Free. 10-11 a.m. Thurs., May 19. Nature's Harvest Market, 1021 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa (813-873-7428). WRAPS AND ROLLS Learn to prepare, wrap and roll appetizers using rice paper, filo dough and spring roll papers. $39.50. 6:30-9 p.m. Thurs., May…
And So It Begins
The media gears up for the courtroom marathon to come
The Blotter
Cars To Avoid: The vehicle spotted traveling eastbound on 54th Avenue N. near Fourth Street N. in St. Petersburg driven by a skinhead waving a knife out the window. The police report failed to note if the man was yelling anything, but use your imagination. Behind Door #2: When dog-sitting for friends, it's best to…
Music Venues
VENUES 688 SKATEPARK, 6140 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, 727-523-0785 THE BANK NIGHTCLUB AND CONCERT VENUE, 1950 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-898-4488 BOOMERZ BOILER ROOM/BOOMERZ CAFÉ, 6990 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, 727-391-7066 BOURBON STREET, 4331 U.S. 19 N., New Port Richey, 727-843-0686 BRASS MUG, 1441 Fletcher Ave. E., Tampa, 813-972-8152 CAFÉ ADAGIO, 1111 Central Ave., St. Petersburg,…
One Cool Café
The uber-hip Café Alma proves hard to pass up
Short List
wink wink dear gap White jeans are not in style. Not now, not ever. michael on lostLET KATE ON THE BOAT! As long as she … y'know … michigan senate passes anti-drive-by porn bill Take your hand off the stickshift. newsweek's bad reporting incites riotKinda puts Mitch Albom into perspective. star wars episode III -…
Freaks R Us
Cartoons with teeth in Hyde Park
Ask the Advice Goddess
LEAVE DULL ENOUGH ALONE My boyfriend is educated, responsible, affectionate, and attentive, but he's also incredibly boring. Not only is he shy, socially awkward, and never spontaneous, he isn't passionate about anything. He doesn't even get worked up about computers, which he's supposedly really into. An exciting evening for him is going to the drugstore…
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
Preaching to the Converted
As Christian Fundamentalism spreads, Jews and Catholics come together to address intolerance
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Concerts May 26 Chubby Checker & The Wildcats Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 26 Dredg/Circa Survive State Theatre 27 Emmylou Harris Tampa Theatre 27 All American Rejects w/Over It/Hello Goodbye Boomerz Boiler Room 27 Bo Diddley State Theatre 28 Acoustic Alchemy Tampa Theatre 28 Sun, Sand & Symphony Feat. Jon Secada/Joe Daniels Treasure…
Freebie
It’s the Law!
Spins
World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real ThingVARIOUS ARTISTSLuaka Bop Through most of the '60s, popular music in urban West Africa was more governed by Western styles and tastes than indigenous sounds. That began to change as the decade gave way to the 1970s, when a legion of maverick artists started actively seeking ways to…
Eye Of The Beholder
Mamet’s Oleanna is open to a world of interpretations
Music Menu
THURSDAY, MAY 19 LIT w/GUNBURNER To their credit, and unlike most bands in the position, the friendly party-guys of Lit seem to have come to terms with being "the band that had that one song, and that other song with Pamela Anderson in the video." They just want to rock the crowd. Also to their…
Don’t Panic
Your war questions answered
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tue., May 24: The Alkaline Trio, Crimson (Vagrant) At the Drive-In, Anthology: This Station Is Non-Operational (Fearless) Audioslave, Out of Exile (Interscope) Billy & The Essentials, (No More) Lonely Weekends (Crystal Ball) Bury Your Dead, You Had Me at Hello (Eulogy) Richard Cheese, Aperitif for Destruction (Surf Dog…
Brad Smith Tells the Truth?
He lied in the Tribune, but now he wants you to hear the rest of the story
