SHOLI: SHOLI (QUARTERSTICK/ TOUCH & GO) **½ Sadly, "Sholi" may be the last new release from Touch & Go, as financial woes have forced the label to go catalog-only for the time being. T&G is one of the great U.S. indie labels, fostering bands such as Big Black, The Jesus Lizard and Seam, to name but a few. ...more

March 5, 2009

indeed, deserves - flourishes of attention. Publicly praising a dutiful employee, for instance. Reiterating abiding affection for a spouse. Telling the offspring you're proud of them, and explaining why. ...more

January 23, 2009

GLASVEGAS: GLASVEGAS (COLUMBIA) ***½ Glasvegas recalls early, angry Elvis Costello or a Scottish incarnation of The Arcade Fire or Okkervil River with big ambitions, urgent vocals, soaring choruses and jangling guitars. ...more

January 16, 2009

"Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson," by William McKeen (Norton, $27.95) ...more

July 27, 2008

Gulf Coast Worship Center on Sunday will dedicate something that is already a landmark for many residents. ...more

June 15, 2008

Gulf Coast Worship Center on Sunday will dedicate something that is already a landmark for many residents. ...more

June 14, 2008

IF YOU GO Gulf Coast Worship Center is at 10534 Little Road, just north of Jasmine Road in New Port Richey. A simple ceremony to dedicate the cross-topped cell phone tower on the property will take place after the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service. For information, call 727-868-2089. ...more

June 13, 2008

Gulf Coast Worship Center will hold a dedication ceremony May 18 for something that is already a favorite landmark for many local residents. ...more

May 10, 2008

Jay-Z says this rather quick follow-up to last year's dismal "Kingdom Come" CD was inspired by the film of the same name, and that's not hard to believe. The story of infamous Harlem crime boss Frank Lucas would just about have to appeal to an ex-hustler like Jay-Z. ...more

November 15, 2007

The proclamations of Freud, Margaret Langer and Hugh Hefner denigrate the values taught by the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. But our faith in the second Trinity flourishes if we pray for the souls of the first. Pick your threesome and pray for them. ...more

October 24, 2007