The almost-impossible quiz
Rolling Stone has posted an “Almost-Impossible Rock & Roll Quiz” on their Web site. Questions include: – Bob Dylan has 64 cue cards in the clip for “Subterranean Homesick Blues.” What’s the very first one? – How many songs on Abbey Road are credited to George Harrison? I scored a 40. Head on over and…
I’ll Make a New Holiday For You
By Barack Obama 11/1/07 2:50 PM EST | Chicago Now, I was going to wait to bring out this idea, but it’s clear I have to be more aggressive and bold in this campaign. Look — I’ve already told you how I’m going to end this era of partisanship. I’ve told you how I’m going…
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This week’s new releases (11/6)
It’s a slow week for new music – maybe it’s all building up toward closer to the holidays? Not sure, but it looks like the only highlights for this week are a CD of rare tracks from Stevie Ray Vaughn and a new disc from Florida rockers Nonpoint.
A Very Panthers Cartoon
— Cartoon by Jim Hunt
Passing of the Moolah
The Fabulous Moolah, a legendary wrestler who entered the ring back when lady wrestlers were rare, has died. She was 84. Check out former CL staff writer Sam Boykin’s profile of the Fabulous Moolah here.
The Willow – Part 2
Read part 1 here This position begins with the man seated on the edge of the bed or a chair and the woman saddled over top his lap. Gently lean her back until she has both hands on the floor and is balanced. The man then pulls her torso towards him, while she walks back…
Chamillionaire’s Ultimate Victory
Qiana Martin, an Atlanta-based correspondent for Creative Loafing Charlotte, attended the BET Awards in the “A” a few weeks ago and managed to snag an interview with the Houston rapper Chamillionaire. During an intimate interview in a posh hotel room, Martin asked the MC all the tough questions about the creation of his sophomore album,…
Candidate Heavyweights Face Off
By Cheris Hodges With just days until the election, the heavyweights running for mayor faced off in the Fox Charlotte Studios Tuesday. In the red (Republican) corner, with 12 years of sitting in the mayor’s chair under his belt, was Pat McCrory — the man who makes every election day seem like Groundhog’s Day.…
Past Local Hero Running Against Sue Myrick
The Loaf’s 2006 Local Hero, Harry Taylor, is running against U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick in the 9th Congressional District. Though he’s a longshot against the well-financed Myrick, Taylor has great recognition among local liberals. He’s earned a lot of regard for his volunteer work with campaigns and progressive causes. Still, he’s most known for the…
More Terror On TCM
It’s Halloween, which means that Turner Classic Movies will spend the entire day showing classic horror films from decades past. Nine disparate titles fill the slate from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m., including one genuine classic – 1963’s The Haunting (6 p.m.) – and one genuine turkey – Ed Wood’s 1955 Bride of the Monster…
The List
Recent rain did little to alleviate North Carolina’s dry conditions. Mecklenburg County and most of the state remain classified as in an exceptional drought, the most severe category. • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities has set a daily water usage goal of 123 million gallons per day or less for the month. • Since mandatory restrictions took effect,…
Music Menu
THURSDAY, NOV. 1 The Flatliners Toronto’s The Flatliners are a spunky quartet that laces a touch of reggae into their punk and rockabilly. The modus operandi here is to cause gyrations and head bopping among the listeners, and they generally succeed on that count. The Flatliners are on the road pushing the new release The…
New Attitude
This nine-year veteran showcase of the North Carolina Dance Theatre is sure to delight. Innovative Works will share the talents of company member Sasha Janes’ first professional choreographic work Lascia La Spina Cogli La Rose, which means “leave the spine, pluck the rose” in Italian, and is set to the music of Handel. The world…
Surviving the collapse
QC Inferno
It’s Not Easy Being Blue
The question should not be, “why blue?” or “who is that underneath the paint?” Instead try “Who is the Blue Man to me?” According to Blue Man Mark Frankel, the Blue Man is the inspiration for all of us to dig deeper into ourselves, to discover who we really are underneath it all. He is…
Hope and Glory
The Deal: Heart’s Ann Wilson’s first solo soars. The Good: It’s probably not cool to admit being a fan of Heart. But if you’ve got one, you can’t help be moved by Ann Wilson’s tonsils. From a whisper to a scream, Ann was and, from the sound of this, still is one of rock’s greatest…
Letters to the Editor
The Blame Game It’s odd that you would illustrate an article on homelessness with pictures of new construction projects (“Rags Amid Riches” by Karen Shugart, Oct. 24). The trend in Charlotte has been for more and more construction workers to be the same illegal aliens whom CL’s editorial management, staff and guest writers have defended,…
Get Your Lounge On
Lounging Creatively Brittney Cason (left) and Paige Halls chill at the CL sponsored event Creative Lounging last Thursday. Bring your butt to Tilt on Trade (127 W. Trade St.) and party with these ladies — and a few guys — this week! What Is That? David Deal and Helen Penter enjoy a little bubbly…
Pride
The Deal: More dark, transcendent beauty from ex-Athens denizen. The Good: Matthew Houck chose an apt moniker in Phosphorescent, as his songs resonate long after they’ve faded back into the dark, hallowed places they emerged from. Originally from Alabama, Houck recently relocated to Brooklyn from Athens, but he belongs to the same Southern gothic school…
The Blotter
CMS Horror Stories: A 28-year-old middle school teacher said she was physically assaulted by one of her preteen students. She said the student punched her in the chest and tried to physically overpower her. Once his melee with the teacher was over, the student began to terrorize the classroom by knocking over desks and throwing…
We Are The Pipettes
The Deal: Brit trio revisits Motown-era girl-pop. The Good: There have been numerous retro-rock groups over the last decade or so, but few have gone for other genres in the retro way. While Amy Winehouse has gone a retro-soul route, The Pipettes take a hint of that and head toward a retro-pop road. The music…
A Legacy of Burns
Moodswing
Rising From The Dead
He may be best known as one of the voices and guitarists for The Grateful Dead, but these days, Bob Weir, 60, spends as much time with his band RatDog as he does on world causes. Whether it’s getting young people to register to vote or getting information out about the environment, it seems like…
Zada Jane’s Corner Cafe
Brand Spankin’ New
Marriage, On the Rocks Please
The N Word
Halloween’s Sets Appeal
VINCENT PRICE: MGM SCREAM LEGENDS COLLECTION The Scoop: One of the giants in the horror flick field is graciously given his due. Availability: Seven films (and one bonus disc of extras) are included in this box set. Admittedly, six of the titles have already been released under the Midnite Movies banner (see next item), but…
TV Show Provides Outlet For Local Musicians
La Vida Local
The Real McKoy
Kitchen Witch 56Good Eats 5956
A New Version of Old-Style Bluegrass
Betta Listen
Torch
Profile
All Work and No Play …
QC After Dark
More of the Same New, Same New
Books 38Comic Proportions 39Arts Agenda 4040
The Prickly Peacemaker
Books
The Whole Root and Nothing But
Kitchen Witch
14 Minutes and Counting …
Remember when the American dream was getting a good job with a pension and living happily ever after in a house surrounded by a white picket fence with your spouse and 2.5 kids? Well that dream is long gone. The new dream is being famous, baby. And, the rise of reality television shows like Survivor,…
Stopwatch In The Name Of Love
Advice Goddess
View From the Couch
BLACK SUNDAY (1960) / BLACK SABBATH (1963). Just in time for Halloween, Anchor Bay Entertainment has released The Mario Bava Collection – Volume 2, and then as an added attraction also tossed out new single-disc editions (not available in the set) of Bava’s early genre classics. Bava made his “official” directorial debut (he had worked…
Check One-Two-Three
When you think of ice hockey, Charlotte might not be the first thing to pop into your head. But as it happens, Charlotte is known as the birthplace of the sport in the South. The Charlotte Checkers, who returned in 1993 after a 17 year break, have been to the playoffs nine times. Watch as…
Coming Attractions
Thursday, Nov. 8 Dane Cook has been called “a comedian phenom and icon” and named Time magazine’s “Most Influential People of 2006.” He’s appeared in movies like London with Jessica Biel, Employee of the Month alongside reported squeeze Jessica Simpson, and Good Luck Chuck with Jessica Alba. That’s right, he’s been near the Jessica triumvirate!…
Film Clips
New Releases LARS AND THE REAL GIRL How is it even possible to make a PG-13 movie about a man and his plastic sex doll? To their (sort-of) credit, director Craig Gillespie and writer Nancy Oliver give it a shot by fashioning a gentle parable about an introvert whose relationship with said object is actually…
Shaolin Showdown
If you love kung-fu, don’t head to Blockbuster. Come see the Shaolin Warriors as they display the art of hand to hand and weapons combat. Through their depiction of the seasons, the audience will see the usually private lives of Shaolin monks and their Buddhist meditation. Through stunning movements and amazing imagery, the monks display…
Hold Politcians’ Feet To The Fire
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Stargazer
Scorpio The Phoenix: (Oct. 23 — Nov. 20) You have favorable aspects for travel, the law, education and publishing interests. You will be generally favored by the males in your life during this period. You may feel pressured into a manipulated situation with a friend. Resist the trap. For All Signs: Mercury turns direct on…
Musical Power
This is the fourth performance by the Marian Anderson String Quartet during their three-day residency with the Friends of Music at Queens. The history-making, all-female quartet, which began as the Chaminade Quartet before becoming the first African-American ensemble to win a classical music competition, educates through the power of music. 3 p.m. Free. West Boulevard…
Kick it With CL
The Plug
Walking Free
Citizen Servatius
Back Through Time
Back for its fourteenth anniversary, is the Carolinas’ favorite salute to olden times and the way things used to be done. The hard way. But, that’s enough about your childhood. This is the Carolina Renaissance Festival. In keeping with the spirit of its 16th century European origins, our noble event features a medieval amusement park,…
Get Off the Coal Teat
Boomer With Attitude
Comic Proportions
X-Men: Messiah Complex No. 1Published by Marvel Comics. Plot and script by Ed Brubaker. Pencils by Marc Silvestri. Inks by Joe Weems and Marco Galli. The Deal: Presenting the first chapter of the first big X-Men crossover in years. If you haven’t been keeping up with the latest mutant happenings, here’s the skinny: Scarlet Witch…
Feeling Blue
Think you’re high maintenance? Each member of the Blue Man Group needs an hour before each show to primp, that is, cover their faces with grease paint. Despite the wait, the blue-faced trio is ready to wow Charlotte with the How to be a Megastar Tour 2.1. With music, comedy, and multimedia theatrics, these guys…
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: I am a single guy in my mid-thirties. I have a great job, own a nice home and drive a great car. Everything looks great on the surface. I also have a secret side: I work as a gay male escort. I am lucky that at this age I can still make…
Torch
Profile
International Sportsmanship
The Queen City’s hometown heroes, the Charlotte Bobcats, welcome the Milwaukee Bucks in the first home game of the regular season. The Bucks’ are still breaking in Chinese big man Yi Jianlian, their 7-foot, 238-pound lottery pick. And the Bobcats … well, that remains to be seen. Team energizer Adam Morrison is out for the…
