Programmer Payola
HOT From Kickbacks To Payoffs We all kind of knew and assumed it was the case anyway (and it was barely a secret in industry circles), but New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's successful probe of record label-to-radio programmer payola gives us firm evidence that commercial radio sucks because music corporations pay for it…
Living Out Loud: : Pain Pals
Damn it — the noise. It was 6 a.m. and, with my eyes still shut tight, I reached over to hit the snooze. As I did so, I felt soreness in my hip and knee. I felt soreness in my hands. It hurt to lean across the bed toward the nightstand, and I wearily fell…
News to Use
A Show of Hands for Literacy The Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati (LNGC) kicks off its 16th annual "Hands Across the River" fund drive as business and civic leaders from both sides of the Ohio River join hands in support of a more literate community. The Literacy Network connects tutors and learners of all ages.…
Music: Mountain, Climbing
Up-and-comers Black Mountain expect some animosity on their touring stint with Coldplay, but admire the big-shot band for taking a chance on them. What exactly is the water in Vancouver, British Columbia, being dosed with to create its vibrantly multi-tasked music scene? At one end of the spectrum, there's The New Pornographers and all the…
Gloryhallastoopid
The Rev. Charles Winburn is a dangerous man. Sometimes intriguing, always unintentionally funny but dangerous nonetheless. Winburn is identically dangerous as many of his right-sided, church-and-state mixing cronies who politicize God and get Republican backing and a cross-stitching of votes to do it. Back when he was unpolished and off-the-cuff, Winburn wanted us to think…
Rentals, Roommates & Real Estate
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Telephone Services
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The Untold Story of GI Crimes ‘Over There’
Even if the scent of censorship didn't bring journalists running, the substance of Bob Lilly's new book, Taken by Force, should have. It's the little-known American story of race, sex, interracial sex and violence during World War II. Lilly writes about GI rapists in the European Theater of Operations. Working from Army records, this Regents…
Wellness Directory
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Home Services
KATHY'S PAINTING & Minor Home Repair.Free Estimates, Reliable, Quality Work.20+ years exp.References Avail.Call 513-489-7378.
For Sale
100% PROFIT: Stuff in the closet? Garage sale? One person's crap is another's treasure: SO SELL IT. Go to: www.citybeat.com/freeclassifieds. Type in your ad. It runs for 3 weeks! (don't forget to include contact info within your ad). 1900'S ANTIQUE BABY cradle in excellent condition asking $800 .Call 513-227-4570 1927 AMERICAN SANITARY of Louisville claw…
Locals Only: :a much-needed does of realicide
Robert Inhuman of Realicide Robert Inhuman is in Realicide. And Realicide is Punk. Well, to be fair, the music itself is not Punk, per se. The sounds made by this collective of kids in their late teens and early 20s are part experimental Noise and part Gabber (a hardcore and fast-paced style of electronic music).…
Miscellaneous
RIDESHARE Why Rideshare? You save money. The average person spends $4600 a year to run a car.You can save about $3500 a year ($300 a month) by sharing your ride to work with three other drivers. That's savings in gas, tires, mileage, and maintenance. Call 513-241-RIDE or visit www.rideshareonline.org to find out more.
Cover Story: A Factory For Art
Geoff Raker A Factory For Art The Vandercook printing press is a hulk of iron and steel that weighs 300 pounds, and it's something you want to move only when absolutely necessary. The press, used for poster and book printing, is 65 years old and has been part of the Art Academy of Cincinnati's design…
Savage Whack
I'm still on vacation. Here's another column from the Savage Love archives, which are housed at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. One day scholars of human sexuality will pour over old Savage Loves, pondering archaic sexual practices like solo piss play and ancient slang terms like "whack." My girlfriend and I see each other only…
The City’s Blood Flows Through Kaldi’s
According to Greek legend, it was a goatherd named Kaldi who accidentally stumbled onto the stimulating effects of eating coffee beans. After too many cups of Kaldi's Coffeehouse's house blend and some stimulating conversation about goats and coffee, artist Jeff Grimes got intrigued enough to fashion the head of a goat into a beastly sculpture,…
Once Again, Stopping Opposing Running Backs Is Bengals’ No. 1 Job
Jerry Dowling In late winter, when big league baseball clubs begin camps, we always say, "Hope springs eternal." Do Bengals fans in late summer get to say "Hope falls eternal?" This might be the year we'll find out. It takes only one good football season to falsify the endless doom to which we've been conditioned…
News: A City That’s Good for Kids
Election 2005 The most remarkable solution for addressing education and youth issues in Cincinnati comes from State Sen. Mark Mallory (D-West End). "I want to banish them out of the city, send 'em to Green Township," he says, laughing as he considers the cost savings to be realized without having to fund a school system.…
Musicians Exchange
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Winburn Is a Demagogue
I'm writing in response to the article by Stephanie Dunlap on the Rev. Charles Winburn ("Winburn's Revival," issue of July 27-Aug. 2), which highlights the problem of religious demagoguery in the Tristate. The sheer fact that we have a mainstream mayoral candidate who believes in exorcising demons and attacking people who are different shows how…
Diner: A Broad’s Perspective
"Lady-like is in with elegant gloves, pretty dresses and demure hairdos" coos a magazine advertisement, showing a photograph of a smiling woman decked out in what's titled as a "princess line" dress while seductively offering a pie to a man who looks like he could use a shave. She's wearing elbow-length gloves in a kitchen.…
Feel the iLove
Last Feb. 12 a multi-act Valentine's Day show was organized showcasing new "love songs" by a wide range of local bands. Besides commissioning new songs from those artists, the show was also set up as a fund-raiser for a new photo book documenting the local underground music scene from the pre-Jockey Club Punk days through…
Upcoming Concerts reviews of Common, Brendan Benson
Ryan Elliott Common with NSPCrew and Moe' Tre Thursday · Bogart's It's sometimes hard to remember how vital Hip Hop is to our city's visual and aural pulse when all around us, weekend in and weekend out, clubs and venues hypnotize us with almost-has-been reunion tours and young Country and Rock groups on their way…
Employment
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New Edgecliff Theatre
Rich Sofranko New Edgecliff Theatre will premiere a work by playwright/ puppeteer Matt Johnson, pictured here performing his piece, You Don't Exist to Me during the 2004 Fringe Festival If you want my opinion (that's why you read this column, right?), our local theater scene keeps getting better and better. The latest case in point…
First, Let’s Get Rid of Poor People
Graham Lienhart John Glenn speaks in support of striking Steelworkers at a rally in Hartwell. Nobody ever said youth and enthusiasm can't go hand in hand with irrational mean-spiritedness. Consider Cincinnati City Council candidate Nick Spencer's suggestion for cutting crime in Over-the-Rhine: kick out the agencies serving the poor. Ever since Spencer, a Charter Committee…
