Iggy Pop “Post Pop Depression” Loma Vista/Concorde Iggy Pop says this is his last album. Historically a man of his word — more or less — there is little reason [...]
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Posted March 23, 2016in Sound Check
Posted March 23, 2016in Homepage Cover Story, Joe's Neighborhood
The Dutch bike
The Dutch bike stands outside the bike store just off the Frederik Hendrikplein in The Hague. Solid. Sturdy. Immovable. It is unclear if the bike is resting against the wall [...]
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Posted March 23, 2016in The Sound
Killswitch Engage continues to get creative
Everything old is new again. In 2012, nearly a decade after he originally left the band, Killswitch Engage reunited with founding lead singer Jesse Leach. “There was definitely a learning [...]
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Posted March 23, 2016in On the Move
Jethroni Pepperoni opens for business
Jethroni Pepperoni has arrived in Altoona. The menu includes pasta entrees, pizza, sandwiches and salads. The menu also includes specialties like chicken Marsala, steak de burgo, shrimp scampi and much [...]
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Posted March 23, 2016in On The Tube
Love and money
“The Catch” Thursday, March 24 (ABC) Series debut: A Shonda Rhimes production batting cleanup on ABC’s hottest night, which she essentially owns (“Scandal,” “How to Get Away With Murder,” “Grey’s [...]
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Posted March 23, 2016in Book Review
‘Two If By Sea’
Frank Mercy had led an interesting life. Raised on a horse farm in Wisconsin, he had a career he loved as a mounted police officer in Chicago. He was disabled [...]
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Posted March 23, 2016in Film Review, Homepage Cover Story
No allegiance
“Allegiant” is supposed to be the penultimate film in the grand climax of the “Divergent” series based on the young adult novels by the same name. Instead, all it manages [...]
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Posted March 23, 2016in Center Stage
Jeans, a work shirt and a sense of wonder
When you ask Nate Staniforth what inspired his stripped-down brand of magic — doing the impossible right under our noses — he says it was his first Bob Dylan concert. [...]
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Posted March 23, 2016in Sound Circuit
Izzy for real
Izzy Starchild & The Psychedelic Rose sound nothing like what might initially conjure in one’s mind after hearing the name. With tracks that are thick with grunge-heavy guitar riffs with [...]
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Posted March 23, 2016in Your Money
Paid for by tax payers…
To be paid on 3/15/2016 Amount: $52,250 To: For a total of 14 high school after-prom parties For: Miscellaneous Amount: $5,000 To: Ankeny High School After-Prom For: Miscellaneous Amount: $3,000 [...]
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