Weekly Alibi
 Sep 15 - 21, 2005 
District 1
Extra! Extra! Election Special! It's sure to raise the spirits of some and the blood pressure of others. On your behalf, we interviewed all of the candidates running for mayor and 13 of the 14 City Council wannabes, debated and deliberated, and came up with this year's winners of the coveted Alibi endorsement. Your voice is your vote!
NEWS/OPINION
Takin' It to the Limit
Will Albuquerque's water woes ever end? Not if New Mexico Utilities keeps selling too much water to its Westside clients.
The Real Side
Jim Scarantino uncovers a letter from Capt. Marie Miranda, a whistle-blower in the APD evidence room fiasco, written to the Albuquerque Federation of Republican Women. The captain ain't too pleased with City Councilors Sally Mayer and Tina Cummins.
MUSIC
Spotlight: Battle of the Bands: The New Mexico Music Commission Talent Showcase
The New Mexico Music Commission Talent Showcase at the State Fair is the only place on earth where you can enjoy over 20 local artists and hork down a chile relleno corn dog at the same time!
FOOD
FILM & TV
FEATURE
ARTS/LIT
Author Interview
East meets west in John Freeman's exclusive interview with the inimitable author Salman Rushdie.

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Ray Manzarek, bass player for The Doors, is dead.

We shoulda done the Buick commercial, man
We shoulda done the Buick commercial, man

Ok, he was the keyboard player. However: The Doors never had a bass player and Manzarek did almost all the bass work with his Fender Rhodes electric piano (aided by his amazing coordination.) The Doors L.A. Woman was the first Doors record to feature a bass player, Jerry Scheff, who was one of Elvis Presley's backing musicians. No one here gets out alive, man.

Music

Yeezus comin’ on June 18

Kanye West’s newest LP confirmed

Cover art for Kanye West’s upcoming LP,   Yeezus
Cover art for Kanye West’s upcoming LP, Yeezus
Think what you will about Kanye West. Personally, I’ve always appreciated his music, but his personality always got in the way of me finding him likable. So, I just tend not to focus on him outside of his righteous rhymes. Sure, the rapper has garnered himself some controversy. (Remember that whole Taylor Swift speech interruption? Way to steal a young girl’s spotlight, K-Dubs). But music blogs are going nuts today over the announcement that West’s upcoming record, titled Yeezus, is dropping on June 18 and is already available to preorder on iTunes.

West performed two new tracks from his forthcoming LP on “Saturday Night Live” this past weekend, giving fans a taste of what’s to come. And Kim Kardashian posted a photo on Instragram, which has already been confirmed to be the cover art for the album. You know ... because they gotta keep it in the family (but only if it’s in front of the entire world). So, be on the lookout for what will no doubt be another interesting and thought-provoking record from one of hip-hop’s most notable figures.

Kanye West performs “Black Skinhead” on SNL

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    The Daily Word in transgender rights, twisters in the US and an arrested "Worm"

    The Daily Word

    Weather experts warn that more devastating weather can be expected on Monday after tornadoes ripped through the U.S. from Texas all the way to Minnesota on Sunday, May 19.

    Yahoo buys Tumblr, promises not to "screw it up."

    Kim case adds focus to how the feds probed a working journalist.

    Miranda Pacheco, who killed a bicyclist three years ago, is in jail again for reckless driving.

    DEA claims that marketing heroin to teens is making Albuquerque's drug problems worse.

    Protest to take place on Monday morning for Damian Garcia, a transgender student at St. Pius High School, over which cap and gown he will wear on graduation day.

    "Worm" arrested for alleged assault and throwing a rival's moped into the ocean ...

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