School is nearly out, finals are just about over, and the Guild Cinema's Three Weekend Film Festivals in May is here to help fill all that spare time. The first weekend of the film festival began Friday with the Madcat International Women's Film Festival and ends with the Itinerant Cinemascape on May 21.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., visited Albuquerque on Tuesday to call to attention to what he called the shortchanging of education reforms. Kerry highlighted his education plan to about 100 supporters at Longfellow Elementary School.
Amy Goodman says dissent is what makes the United States strong. Goodman, host of "Democracy Now!," made a stop at the Albuquerque Academy with her brother and co-author David Goodman on Saturday as part of their 71-city tour promoting their new book, The Exceptions to the Rulers.
Most bands entertain. A few bands educate. Only a minute number do both. It would seem that Arizona-based George Squier Orchestra is in the minority. The band took its name from the man who invented the U.S. Air Force, Muzak and wired signal multiplexing, the technology that allows multiple signals to be transmitted through a single phone line.
There was a time in American history when the radio was the centerpiece for family entertainment and newsgathering. As advances in technology made it possible to transmit and intercept images, the radio lost its importance. News became an industry of entertainment and a means of educating the public on the sex lives of our favorite celebrities instead of giving fair and balanced information about the important happenings in the world.
President Clinton has called her "hostile, combative, and even disrespectful." The Indonesian military has declared her "a threat to national security." Newt Gingrich has advised his "mother to talk to no reporters because of people like (her)." Now, Amy Goodman, the award-winning journalist and host of "Democracy Now!," along with her brother David, is stepping out of the radio studio to expose the lies, propaganda and cover-ups running rampant in the upper echelons of leadership in the new book, The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers and the Media Who Love Them.
Like the Queen's Royal Guard, the Empire State Building or even a decent light post, New Mexican Erection is standing conspicuously tall. The powerhouse heavy-metal band, made up of guitarist Miguel "Keeb" Romero, vocalist Travis Manning, Bevo on bass and Ray Ryneer on drums, is proof positive that Albuquerque has no claim to the title of New Mexico's music capital.
Grade: B- The Bloody Lovelies aren't bad, just not nearly as good as band members claim. When people have something to sell, it's common practice for them to showcase their goods in a positive light. The Bloody Lovelies is no exception. By perusing the band's Web site (www.
A band of Low Flying Owls swooped down one day and took me on a trip to the past. With moody, psychedelic instrumentals and even moodier vocals, Elixir Vitae, the Low Flying Owls' second full-length release, has conjured images and soundscapes that could only develop after years of '70s music-induced bliss.
Sometimes life hands you lemons and all you can do is add some sugar to the unpleasant fruit and make lemonade. Listening to the Florida pseudo-punk fivesome, the Washdown's album of lemons causes a real thirst for some good lemonade. Yes To Everything, the Washdown's first full-length album, is an exercise in mediocrity.
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