Aphex Twin “Syro” Warp How much you enjoy “Syro” will depend entirely on how much attention you’ve been paying to Richard D. James, the lone mind behind Aphex Twin. To the casual electronic music observer, “Syro” is Aphex Twin’s first release in nearly 13 years and will probably sound like
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Posted September 17, 2014in Sound Check
Posted September 17, 2014in Film Review
Less than zero
“The Zero Theorem” 1 star Rated R 107 minutes Drama Starring: Christoph Waltz, Lucas Hedges, Mélanie Thierry Terry Gilliam’s further slide down the stairs of filmic entropy is best summed up in an oft-repeated phrase by his latest film’s hypochondriac protagonist Qohen Leth, “Q” for short. “We are dying.” The
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Posted September 17, 2014in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… of the City of Des Moines
Amount: $800 To: Iowa State Reserve Law Officers Association For: The 2014 annual dues for 40 reserve police officers and full-time police officers Amount: $1,221.60 To: Midwest Professional Staffing LLC For: Overtime payment of two employees Amount: $19.40 To: Jorson & Carlson Inc. For: One 45 to 58 tooth carbide
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Posted September 17, 2014in Political Mercury
Hillary is back
Just weeks or days away from becoming a grandmother, Hillary Clinton says she has a few things on her mind these days. “I’m calling Chelsea every five minutes to make sure everything is going all right,” Clinton said of the former first daughter who is expecting her first child. Then
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Posted September 17, 2014in GoodNightIowa
Legendary 1970s rockers the Eagles were in Des Moines recently and played to a sold-out crowd of 15,000 baby-boomers at Wells Fargo Arena… Just before the band closed with “Hotel California,” front man Don Henley announced it was a good time for male concert-goers to take their Cialis. Speaking of
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Posted September 17, 2014in Game Day
Iowa (2-1) vs. Pittsburgh (3-0) When: Saturday, Sept. 20 Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Kickoff: 11 a.m. CDT The fourth game of the season isn’t usually make-or-break — usually. But for Iowa, which suffered its first loss of the year, a 20-17 setback at the hands of in-state rival Iowa
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Posted September 17, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
Shouldn’t we pay for them to plug in their coffeepots?
“Listen. This is not complicated. Just turn on some music. Any music. And listen.” Hmmm… this is different. “Close your eyes while you’re listening to this music. This is a contest for yourself. You can let your mind think whatever it wants. You don’t have to be at school anymore. You can go wherever
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Posted September 17, 2014in Cover Story
Our 100 favorite bars
How many Des Moines-area bars have you actually visited? Are you a wanderer of watering holes or a nightlife newbie? It’s not hard to find a good drink in the metro. In fact, the hardest part is probably choosing where to start your night on the town. With hundreds of
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Posted September 17, 2014in On The Tube
Brotherhood of the bedpan
Executive produced by Steven Spielberg, “Red Band Society”is the first masterpiece of the fall TV season (Wednesday, 8 p.m., Fox). Nevertheless, it features a premise that practically screams “don’t watch this.” A half-dozen very sick kids live together in a hospital. If that sounds off-putting, wait till you meet Charlie
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Posted September 17, 2014in Sound Notes
The Des Moines Social Club has announced its production lineup for the 2014-15 season of its Kum n Go Theater season. Shows in the upcoming season include the musicals “Carrie: The Musical,” “Fame Jr” and “Rent,” along with productions of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Diary
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