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AUSTIN, TEX.
City
Council Elections Voter Guide: Part II
Exclusive interviews with major Austin City Council candidates
on the May 10 ballot.
PLACE 1 Incumbent:
Lee
Leffingwell
Challengers: Allen
Demling // Jason
Meeker
PLACE 3 Incumbent:
Jennifer Kim
Challengers: Randi
Shade // Ken
Weiss
PLACE 4 (No
Incumbent)
Challengers: Robin
Cravey // Cid
Galindo //
Laura Morrison // Samuel
Osemene
Photo
by Michael
Moya
TEXAS PUNK
HISTORY
The Rise of Hardcore
Punk in Corpus Christi
Part I (1978-1986) of an exploration of the emerging
punk and metal scene in "The Sparkling City by the Sea."
By Richard Guerrero
SXSW 2008
Top stars and new
acts shine at SXSW Music Festival
Motörhead and Helmet rock large crowds, along with
rising acts such as The Von Bondies, The Ghost Lullaby,
Velvet Brick, and Iceage Cobra.
By Thom White
AUSTIN, TEX.
City
Council Elections Voter Guide: Part I
Learn more about ten of the candidates
on the May 10th ballot for the Austin City Council.
PLACE 1 Incumbent:
Lee
Leffingwell
Challengers: Allen Demling // Jason Meeker
PLACE 3 Incumbent:
Jennifer Kim
Challengers: Randi Shade // Ken Weiss
PLACE 4 (No
Incumbent)
Challengers: Robin
Cravey // Cid
Galindo //
Laura Morrison // Samuel
Osemene
Vertical
Mixed-Use Development on the Rise
New zoning policy may allow for condos on
undeveloped tract in South Austin.
By Thom White
Perpetrator
Caught In KOOP Radio Fire?
AFD says former volunteer confessed to setting
equipment on fire with gasoline.
By Thom White
MUSIC
Interview
with Richard Hell
Former
singer and bass player for The Heartbreakers, The Voidoids, and
Television, talks about
his move away from
the rock musician's lifestyle, his current writing projects, and
his recently released book, Godlike.
By Mark Prindle
CITIZINE REVIEWS
Spurts:
the Richard Hell Story
Catch
up with notable new punk releases
CDs and records by Chuck
Dukowski Sextet, Witch
Hunt,
999, Killing
California, Church
of the Saturday Saints,
Los Dryheavers, Thirty3.
SXSW
Punk Rock Showcase
Storms South By
Show at Red 7 features local punks like Lower Class Brats, Krum
Bums, and Complete Control, along with six other top punk groups.
By Thom White
Photo
by Scott
Harding
CITIZINE
EXCLUSIVE
Interview
with Metal Mike of Angry Samoans
Lead singer of the Angry
Samoans on the rise and
fall of L.A. hardcore.
By Thom White
CITIZINE REVIEWS
Angry
Samoans discography
By Mark Prindle
AUSTIN
CITY SCENE
Trio
of hot spots around Austin
Learn about cool local businesses like
Sonny's Vintage, Southside Flying Pizza,
and Hanover's.
SATIRE
A
letter from your local congressman
Can the
government help the children?
By Raj Desai
COMIX
A new comic strip on CITIZINE.
By Mr. Funnytimes
Poetry
Row
By Eliseo Martinez
NEWS
ECONOMY
What's
driving gas prices sky high?
Supply
and demand play a role, but the decreasing
value of the U.S. dollar may be the biggest factor.
By Thom White
ANALYSIS
War
Spending and the Declining U.S. Dollar
Is
the occupation of Iraq bringing the U.S.
economy to its knees?
By Rick Aster
TECHNOLOGY
Police
chief unveils surveillance plan for Sixth Street
Art
Acevedo says he has plans for police cameras in four "high-crime"
neighborhoods around Austin.
By Thom White
Do
we need police cameras on Sixth Street?
Austin residents respond to Chief Acevedo's plan.
COMMENTARY
Video
surveillance for the people
A
modest proposal.
By Roggie McFadden
POLITICS
Barack
Obama: 'Change' and what's in a word
Presidential
candidate hints at what "Change" will mean.
By Thom White
LOCAL
Wal-Mart
Opponents Hold Town Hall Meeting
Responsible
Growth for Northcross leaders announce their next moves and reiterate
that the battle is not over.
By Thom White
NEWS
Controversy
swirls around shooting of burglars
Many
consider Pasadena, Texas, man to be a hero for protecting his
neighborhood, while others question his motives for killing the
two thieves.
Texas
Cities Cash In on Red Light Cameras
Officials
say surveillance cameras will improve safety at
busy intersections, but studies show number of wrecks
can increase after red light cameras are installed.
By Thom White
LOCAL
TxDOT
Proposes Toll Lanes on Mo-Pac
Highway
department officials meet with neighbors
to discuss plans to expand the West Austin thoroughfare
with "managed lanes."
ELECTION 2008
State
Rep. says Paper Ballot Could Stop Election Fraud
Rep.
Lon Burnam of Ft. Worth offers up “The Texas
Hand Counted Paper Ballot Bill of 2007” to provide
citizen oversight of elections.
"False
Flag Terrorism" Investigated at Conference
UT
student group sponsors look into evidence that 9/11 attacks may
have been blamed on the wrong terrorists.
By Thom White
NATIONAL
Push
to Impeach Bush/Cheney
Gets Rolling in Vermont
Vermont
senate becomes first legislative
body to call for impeachment hearings.
By Thom White
The
New War?
Troop
deployments indicate the US, NATO, and Israel
may be preparing for a wider war in the Middle East.
By Thom White
Trans-Texas
Corridor Signals End of Free Way?
Opponents
of Trans-Texas Corridor emphasize that
issue is political corruption, not transportation.
By Thom White
NEWS
Legislature
Responds to Protests
Against Trans-Texas Corridor
Legislature
passes two-year moratorium on
public-private partnerships on Texas highways.
By Thom White
Fix
290 Coalition Offers Alternative
to Proposed Tollway for US-290 in SW Austin
Oak
Hill residents and businesses say elevated toll road planned by
state highway agencies will divide their community.
By Thom White
Super
Wal-Mart Meets Opposition
from Austin Neighborhood Group
Community
gathers to voice concerns about developer Lincoln Property's new
plans for Northcross Mall.
By Thom White
ZINE REVIEWS
New
Zines and Independent Literature
Get
a new perspective on music and politics with indie zines Gearhead,
Reviewer,
Mused,
Warning,
and Nero
Fiddled While Rome Burned.
By
Thom White
Interview
with Mary Timony
Touring
now with The Mary Timony Band, the
singer/guitarist talks about her upcoming record on Kill Rock
Stars.
By Sean O'Neal
Interview
with Pat Thetic of Anti-Flag
Drummer
for Anti-Flag talks
about the band's
new album on RCA Records, For Blood and Empire.
By Murphy Lynch
CITIZINE
EXCLUSIVE
Interview
with Tony Reflex of The Adolescents
Vocalist for The Adolescents
talks extensively about
public education, social movements, and autism
hitting close to home.
By Mark Prindle
Thom
White Reviews
The
new 7" single by
Bullet Treatment,
and CDs by Yellow
Swans, Adolescents,
Hognose, Grave
for the Fireflies,
Inquisition, and Weaving
the Deathbag.
CITIZINE
REVIEWS
Generational
Spectrum at Punk Reunion Show
Adolescents
bring together young
and old punkers at electrifying El Rey show.
By Murphy Lynch
CITIZINE
REVIEWS
Three
Live Returns
Live shows
by The Vibrators,
Dinosaur Jr.,
and The Chuck Dukowski
Sextet.
By Thom White
Steven
Ivy Reviews
A V2 Records fanatic
looks at the label's latest batch of albums by Blood
Brothers, Burning
Brides, Dogs
Die In Hot Cars, Grandaddy,
Mercury Rev,
Nada Surf,
and Stereophonics.
Plus: From
First To Last, The
Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower.
Rising
Unsigned Acts
Check out The
Inoculators, System
Noise,
11 Penny Life,
and Magnets for
Bad Energy.
By Thom White
Obituaries
2005
R.I.P: “Stevo”
Jensen, Randy
“Biscuit” Turner, Esther
Wong, John
Loder.
CITIZINE
REVIEWS
'Girl
Punk Revue' Rocks the Anarchy Library
Punk rock gets social
with Franki's Broken Toys, Civet,
The Holograms, L.A.
Slumlords, and The Hitchcock
Blondes.
By Murphy Lynch
FEATURES
Poetry
Row
By Eliseo Martinez
Fanciful
Musings
By Alex Bravo
Asstrology
By Oleo W. DiNero
POETRY
The
Second Ark
The Superdome is where thousands went to hide.
By Knowledge
Photo
by Glen
E. Friedman
CITIZINE
EXCLUSIVE
Interview
with Henry Rollins
The punk and spoken word
star takes time out
to answer some important
questions.
By Mark Prindle
Interview
with Chuck Dukowski
(with comments)
Former bassist for Black
Flag talks about changes on the horizon and his new band, The
Chuck Dukowski Sextet.
By Thom White
NEWS
Iraq
War Marketing Campaign Exposed
Researcher details
how the US and British governments
built support for Operation Iraqi Freedom with the use
of "information attacks" that were known to be false.
By Gar Smith
CITIZINE
EXCLUSIVE
Interview
with Steve Albini
Recording engineer to
the Pixies, Jesus Lizard, Nirvana,
and PJ Harvey (among others), Steve Albini continues working hard
to create good music.
By Mark Prindle
Punk
News, Spring 2005
Courtesy of PunkNews.org
NEWS
U.S.
government to force REAL ID by 2008
Department of Homeland
Security to mandate standards
for scannable REAL ID in state driver's licenses.
By Harold E. Smith
ZINE REVIEWS
New
Zines and Independent Literature
A
look at the competition from local zines Communiqué,
Paradigm,
and Burnt
Toast, the exciting new newspaper, The
Epoch Times, and the high-quality political propaganda of
Change-Links,
The
American Conservative, and The
New Federalist.
By
Thom White
COMMENTARY
Abuse
of the English Language
with Bush-style "Democracy"
What’s in a name?
By Raff Ellis
EUROPEAN UNION
French
and Dutch nations
reject EU Constitution
The public in France and The Netherlands
rejects increasing powers of unelected EU elite.
By Michael James
CITIZINE
EXCLUSIVE
Interview
with Billy Zoom of X
Billy
Zoom talks to
a drunken Mark Prindle
about his
fifty years in jazz, soul, rockabilly, and punk,
and details
some X plans
for 2005.
CITIZINE REVIEWS
Live
Punk on DVD
Performances by Government
Issue,
Iggy Pop,
X, and Circle
Jerks now
available on digital video disc.
By Mark Prindle
Steven
Ivy Reviews
CDs by The
Futureheads, Pitch
Black, Millencolin,
The Black
Keys, Isis,
and Autolux.
Thom
White Reviews
CDs by Ladykillers,
The Frankenburies,
Empire,
Righteous Jams, The
Low Budgets, D.E.K.,
The New York
Rel-X, This
Microwave World,
Left Alone,
and Duane Peters
Gunfight.
Public
Enemy DVD
Hilarious new disc
from their 1987 British invasion.
By Mark Prindle
Two
Views of Punk-O-Rama
Mark
Prindle Reviews
CDs by The
Beakers, Blackouts,
Converge, RF7,
Shai Hulud,
The Insaints,
Hard Skin,
and The
Exploited.
Killing
History at the Ambassador Hotel
By Thom White
School
District Prepares to
Demolish Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles Conservancy
continues struggle to
preserve city landmark.
Grand
Illusions and Murder
at the Ambassador
Evidence and testimony
contradict official account
of RFK assassination.
FEATURES
Poetry
Row
By Eliseo Martinez
Punk
News, Spring 2005
Courtesy of PunkNews.org
Fanciful
Musings
By Alex Bravo
Asstrology
By Oleo W. DiNero
DOWNTOWN NEWS
Historic
Rampart Revival
Resident proposes new way to
clean up Rampart Boulevard.
Plus:
Change of Address at 911 Wilshire.
CITIZINE #8
CITIZINE REVIEWS
Alt-Country
to Alt-Rock
Reviews of Amplified
Heat, Neko
Case,
Year
Future, NOFX,
Since
By Man, and
Me First
And The Gimme Gimmes.
By
Steven Ivy
CITIZINE REVIEWS
Latest
Punk Rock
Reviews
of new punk records by The
Arsons,
The Havoc, Coffin
Lids, Sidekick,
and Action.
By
Thom White
CITIZINE REVIEWS
Make
a Date
Get
into the live scene in L.A. with Blood
or Whiskey,
The
Psychotics, and Scott
H. Biram.
By
Thom White
CITIZINE REVIEWS
New
Sounds Abound
Reviews of The Frames,
Buddy,
The Gerbs,
and LCD Soundsystem.
By
Micah J. Hunt
Asstrology
Asstrological Predictions &
Counsel from the Stars
Poetry
Row
By Eliseo Martinez
Interview
with Don Bolles of The Germs
Former
drummer for The Germs and .45 Grave
talks about
his life in the L.A.
scene and the psychedelic sounds in his newer projects.
by
Mark Prindle
CITIZINE REVIEWS
New
Records & New Combos
Rockers
come together on David Grohl's all-powerful Probot.
Plus! Reviews of Jello
Biafra & The Melvins, Frank
Black's rare demos, and M.D.C.'s
latest, Magnus Dominus Corpus.
by
Mark Prindle
POP MUSIC
Top
Hitmakers In Decline
Latest
releases by Eminem,
U2, and REM
all on downward slide in creativity.
by
Mark Prindle
CITIZINE
NEWS
Westbeach
Recorders at 20
Starting point for the Epitaph sound.
by Thom White
LATEST LOOKS
Dictator Fashion Show
Military style
is back in 2005 for the rich and powerful.
by Mack White
CITIZINE NEWS
Israel-U.S.
To Attack Iran When Ready
“Final touches” put on new plan of
attack against the Axis of Evil.
by Thom White
COMMENTARY
Welcome
to the Brave New World
The New
Freedom Initiative, “political
paranoia,” and a newly discovered disease?
by Mack White
FICTION
The
Jogger
Ken loved to jog.
by Raff Ellis
DVD REVIEWS
Fahrenheit 9/11 Under Scope
Miramax's
controversial probe into the Bush dynasty
is far from leftist propaganda.
by Robert Jensen
Boston
Beatdown II: Through Our Eyes
Two reviewers tell you how it feels to experience
this hard-hitting "documentary."
ZINE REVIEWS
The
CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting #1
A review of Abner Smith's The Assassination of Martin Luther
King, Jr.
CITIZINE EXCLUSIVE
Interview
with Derf Scratch of Fear
After
getting kicked out of the band in 1982, original
bassplayer Derf Scratch returns to tell the whole story
and give the Derf perspective on Fear.
By
Mark Prindle
PLUS!
Interview
with Spit Stix of Fear
Ex-drummer
for the L.A. punk insurgents on his musical influences,
the colliding personalities of Fear, and his latest project, SOL-I.
By
Mark Prindle
Interview
with The Vandals' Warren Fitzgerald
Guitarist
talks about the latest record, Hollywood Potato Chip, and
his bizarre oil paintings.
By
Mark Prindle
CITIZINE REVIEWS
The
Vandals' Hollywood Potato Chip
Orange
County veterans stay in tip-top form
on new album.
By
Mark Prindle
CITIZINE EXCLUSIVE
Interview
with D.O.A.’s Joey Keithley
Lead singer of D.O.A. speaks his mind on punk and geopolitics of
yesterday and today.
by Thom White
BOOK REVIEWS
I,
Shithead by Joey Keithley
Chronicles
of the D.O.A. experience.
SATIRE
President
Bush Readies America for More
Regime
change and name change
for North Korea in 2005.
By
Mimi Ibsen
COMMENTARY
The
Free Market vs. the Draft
By Michael
Badnarik
NEWS
Alberto
Gonzales Nominated to be Attorney General
Long-time Bush insider nominated as A.G.
FDA
Approves Use of VeriChip
A syringe-injectable microchip implant great
for fraud-proof debit and credit card transactions.
WORLD
WAR III
Iraq
as Launching Pad
More regime change on the
horizon.
By Thom White
HISTORY
Whose
New World Order?
English imperialism and
the modern idea of world peace.
By Tom Piccone
