‘Telegraph Avenue’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Catherine Rihm Harper Collins September 2012 $ 27.99 480 p Astride Telegraph Avenue, amid the weaving borders of Oakland [...]
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Posted October 17, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Posted October 11, 2012in Archives
Archiving Cityview issues from 2005 – 2012 currently in progress. Please check back for updates.
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Posted October 10, 2012in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
A potty-mouthed coach, a big-hearted Knapp
Ousted Lincoln High football coach Tom Mihalovich says that “in 35 years of coaching, I have never cussed out a player. I have never used profanity toward an individual player.” [...]
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Posted October 10, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
Scrub up, geek out
‘Emily Owens, M.D.’ stars Mamie Gummer as insecure doctor On “Emily Owens, M.D.” (Tuesday, 8 p.m., CW), Mamie Gummer plays a young doctor just starting out at a Denver hospital. [...]
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Posted October 10, 2012in Film Review
“The Paperboy”
Exploitation bonanza 1 STAR Rated R 107 mins. Thriller Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack Openly anti-Semitic, homophobic, misogynist and racist, there’s something to offend nearly everyone in [...]
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Posted October 10, 2012in Joe's Neighborhood, Recent Posts
During the heat of an afternoon
It is probably best not to reveal too much of our inner workings, don’t you think? If people saw how weird we truly are, I suspect our neighbors’ fences and [...]
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Posted October 10, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
The Tragically Hip
‘Now For Plan A’ Zoë Records Certain bands conjure up feelings of a bygone time for people — not necessarily a specific event, but more just the remembered feeling [...]
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Posted October 10, 2012in Featured Story, Food Dude
Nick’s draws buzz of bargain diners
Recession changes the way we eat. Look at the performance charts of both high- and low-end restaurant chains over the last 10 years. A new McDonalds Era began during the [...]
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Posted October 10, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
Unknown Component
‘Blood v. Electricity’ Independent Unknown Component — consisting of Keith Lynch and little else — is an impressive example of independent artistry. The first thing that stands out about [...]
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Posted October 10, 2012in The Sound
Eye Empire’s grass roots approach to rock
Donald Carpenter understands what it’s like being signed to a major label. He knows that creative control on a label can be limited, and music becomes a results-driven business. Carpenter’s [...]
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