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April 12, 2001				[2001 issue index]
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Cover Story

			local special: a roundup of area platters.
		Acme Rock Group Star by Michael Pelusi			Dept. of Rec. and Kenneth Masters Will We Ever Be Famous? EP by a.d. amorosi

			Dysrhythmia No Interference by Sara Marcus	Fingernail A Childhood in Aeden by a.d. amorosi	Friends of the Library A Rolling Blackout by Patrick Rapa

			Global Illage Sushilove Sessions by Sean O'Neal	Kabudi IV by M.F. DiBella	Necromantik Sunshine The Pain of Pleasure by Helen H. Thompson

			Need New Body Need New Body by Chris Nosal	Overlord The Wonderful World of Chemistry by Brian Howard	Shards Shards by Sara Marcus

			Solid for Sixty The Secret of Magnets by Michael Pelusi	Denison Witmer The '80s by Patrick Rapa	Various Artists Vibon by Brian Howard

			the music issue
			Fire & Ice Wildfire Records' Earl Messam looks to turn tragedy into triumph. by M.F. DiBella	The Backbeat Keeping time at Ortlieb's. by Nate Chinen	All for One The Garlic House collective follows in the footsteps of giants. by a.d. amorosi

			Out on a Limb The busy members of the Cherry Tree continue to give their all for nothing. by Mary Armstrong	Stage Presence For the Juilliard refugees in the Burning Brides, rock and roll is more than an act. by Brian Howard	Fighting the Power Philly mag AWOL takes on the military and hip-op. by Hamida Kinge

			The Power of Two Soulful couple Kindred keep it in the family. by Ainè Ardron-Doley	Teamwork Chemistry. Collaboration. Connection. People joining forces for the greater musical good. by Brian Howard	MP3s

			the music issue
			13 & Life A little rock label hits the big time. by Patrick Rapa

Opinion

	SLANT
			Plese Erace Me I'm sitting here at 3 a.m. in Lund, Sweden, reading about the R card that's being played on Arch Street about Neal Saferstein's GoInternet service. by Jerry Harris

	LOOSE CANON
			The Luckiest Children It may or may not be true that my students are the luckiest children in public education. by Bruce Schimmel

	PRETZEL LOGIC
			Running the Numbers Ralph Natale, the mob boss who admits killing two men himself and ordering the murders of nine others, was on the witness stand, bragging about his lucrative illegal street lottery operations. by Howard Altman

	MAILBAG
			Letters to the Editor Rhome Anderson, Eric Russo, Terry M. Callen by the Readers

News

	CITY BEAT
		The Natale Monologues Ralph Natale always liked to talk. And he had a story for every audience. by Jim Barry			Abandon Hope Adoption activists gear up to fight bills that would make baby dumping legal in Pennsylvania. by Frank Lewis

			Stop! In the Name of Votes The district attorney's race will be a referendum on the death penalty if Alex Talmadge supporters have their way. by Gwen Shaffer	Delay of Game Factions supporting and opposing the development of Venice Island fight for control of a community organization. by Senna Waldo and Frank Lewis

	HALL MONITOR
			The Sound of Silence This past week, both of Philadelphia's daily newspapers took the Street administration to the mat for rewarding big campaign contributors with multi-million dollar airport contracts and hundreds of thousands of dollars in outside legal work. by Gwen Shaffer	Faire Trade State Rep. John Lawless created quite a rancor over the "Sex Faire" hosted by Penn State University students back in February. by Gwen Shaffer	No Protest Here A judge threw out felony charges Monday against four more protesters arrested during the Republican National Convention. by Gwen Shaffer


	ON MEDIA
			Soundbites Inquirer reporter George Anastasia's Sunday magazine piece on the prosecutors' deal with Ralph Natale, the key witness in the racketeering case against Joey Merlino was the talk of the federal courthouse on Monday. by Frank Lewis	Another Loss Inquirer and Daily News circulation dropped "in the 3- to 5-percent range" in the six-month period that ended in March, according to a Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. source who spoke on condition of anonymity. by Frank Lewis

	POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
			Political Notebook On the surface, it looks like Auditor General Bob Casey, Jr. is the only Democratic candidate running for governor next year. by Mary Frangipanni Patel

	BELL CURVE
			The Bell Curve City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life -- x-pando web edition!

Arts

	ART
		Booty Call Shelley Spector's eponymous gallery has just reopened after several months of renovations. by Robin Rice			Thy Name Is...? Recently I read in a fashion magazine that the inaugural ball gowns of American First Ladies are carefully selected to hint at the flavor of their husbands' leadership. by Susan Hagen


	THEATER
			Invisible Man Production designer Jorge Cousineau is everywhere -- and nowhere -- at once. by Deni Kasrel	The Mickey & Mo Show What if Michelangelo's creativity were so powerful that his Moses could in fact become a whole person? by David Anthony Fox	Flow Exquisite details and a strutting diva, too: An unexpected blend at the Prince. by David Anthony Fox

			The X Factor The king's the thing in an otherwise underwhelming Lear. by David Anthony Fox

	BOOKS
			Poor Little Poor Girl Angela Nissel turns being broke into a website, a book and a movie script. by Hamida Kinge

	OPERA
			Up Close The plot of Don Pasquale is a string of operatic cliches. by Peter Burwasser

	BOOK QUICKS
			Akira Although the film Akira is widely regarded as an anime masterpiece, the lengthy comic saga that preceded it has never been given its proper due in this country. by Chris Cummins	The Collected Hutch Owen, Volume 1 With his head-swallowing wool hat and mouth more gap than teeth, Hutch Owen is a foul-mouthed street warrior hell-bent on urban destruction. by Sam Adams

Movies

		British Preoccupation by Cindy Fuchs			Copydog Amores Perros wins praise for being a Mexican film that looks like an American one. by Sam Adams

			Screen Picks The week in repertory film, TV and video. by Sam Adams

Music

		Extreme Classics ECM's New Series is not for the fainthearted. by Peter Burwasser			Music Vérité Béla Bartók put himself into the String Quartet No. 6. by Andrew Ervin

			icepack Last week's insistent full moon made people nuttier than normal: lunatics slamming the Liberty Bell with mallets, Pat Croce's bro caught stealing money from Pat's own players in the 76ers locker room. by a.d. amorosi	The Gig "He had a will of iron," Dick Katz marveled in a recent radio interview. "He had a vision, and he saw it through." Katz was eulogizing fellow pianist and composer John Lewis. by Nate Chinen

	SCENE AND HEARD
			I Want to See the Blue Lights Tonight It wasn't until I noticed the bus stop ads on my way to the Gallery Kmart one Sunday that I learned that the BlueLight Special had returned. by Michael Pelusi

	DISC QUICKS
			hip-hop
			The Beatnuts Take It Or Squeeze It by M.F. Di Bella
			rock/pop
			Semisonic Wearing their hearts on their designer sleeves, the members of Semisonic are a sensitive bunch, but unlike a lot of confessional types, they're not shy about it. (Thursday) by Sam Adams	The Cash Brothers How Was Tomorrow by Mary Armstrong
			sidebar
			Sine of the Times The ability to read sine language may help you appreciate the throbbing physicality of this musical experiment. by Chris Nosal

Naked City

		You’re Such A Mess Professional organizers bring order to cluttered desks and chaotic lives. by Judith Norkin			The Ultimate Challenge Okay, professional organizer: Organize this! by David Warner


Food

		The Farmer in La Dell Georges Perrier's suburban farmhouse serves up delightful Provençal cuisine. by Maxine Keyser			Under the Table In true Hollywood fashion, 25 members of our local media flocked to Bluezette last Wednesday to cover Patti LaBelle's post-The Book and The Cook dinner extravaganza. by Marc Kravitz


Listings

	SIX PICK
		Swearing at Motorists With Robert Pollard reveling in lonely despair (see his Guided By Voices' new Isolation Drills) someone's got to fill his lo-fi loser-pop shoes. (Saturday) by a.d. amorosi			Cathartic Disgust Gestalt Some artists attempt to trigger a positive response by overwhelming you with beauty. (starting Friday) by Patrick Rapa

			Kumquat Festival Spring means it's time once again for Kumquat's Gang of Four show. (Saturday and Sunday) by Deni Kasrel	Cari Lekebusch and Joel Mull It was last November when Marco Carola and Gaetano Parisio dropped their funky, tribal techno on Philly. (Saturday) by Sean O'Neal	Marshall Allen Biographer John Szwed wasn't kidding when he called Marshall Allen "the most devoted musician Sun Ra would ever have." (Monday) by Nate Chinen

			Viva la Mujer! An award-winning and best-selling Chicana poet, writer, novelist and activist, Ana Castillo is as well-known for her social conscience as she is for her evocative storytelling. (Tuesday) by Rebecca Kanthor

	CRITIC PICK
			art
			freeStanding The exhibit "freeStanding" at Beaver College takes a certain glee in public displays of the sad, grotesque, funny and ecstatic. (starting Thursday) by Lori Hill
			country
			Laura Cantrell She makes country music but you'd never guess it from the company she keeps. (Thursday) by Patrick Rapa
			electronica
			Mike Huckaby by Sean O'Neal
			folk/world
			Bill Morrissey It's a day shy of April, and singer-songwriter Bill Morrissey is snowed in at his New Hampshire home. (Saturday) by Nicole Pensiero
			jazz
			John Abercrombie Although he has trafficked in larger ensembles, guitarist John Abercrombie always seems most comfortable in the intimate environs of a trio. (Saturday) by Nate Chinen
			rock/pop
			The Magnetic Fields Every hyper-autobiographical singer-songwriter should be made to listen to Stephin Merritt. (Saturday) by Michael Pelusi	Metal Madness Serious skills and rampant attitude: that's the rock 'n' roll heart that'll beat within Metal Madness. (Friday & Saturday) by a.d. amorosi

	BEAT BOX
			The Beat Box Hip-hop happenings. by Ainé Ardron-Doley

	DJ NIGHTS
			DJ Nights A selective guide to who's spinning what and where. by Sean O'Neal

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