Animal Collective Sans Chin-Stroking At first it was simple pop-rock songs. Well, lighter on the rock, really. "Then things got progressively weirder," says Noah Lennox, a.k.a. Panda [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 24, 2007 Read More Animal Collective (Adriano Segundes)
Another Experience Helping Homeless Women In Albuquerque "There’s a million stories as to why women are homeless," says Jill Criswell, development director of the Barrett Foundation, a system of services [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 24, 2007 Read More
The Mexican! Live! Man, Gustavo Arellano (author of “Ask a Mexican”) was excellent last night. When they said he was going to answer questions submitted by [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 17, 2007 Read More Mmm ... tamale.
You Too Can Shoot A Live Iraqi It’s called Domestic Tension. The installation “disturbingly raises awareness about the life of the Iraqi people and the home confinement they face due [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 17, 2007 Read More “This seemed like a really good idea last month ... “
Wipe Out Artists Say The Removal Of Graffiti Murals Is More Than Just Cleanup; It Stamps Out A Tradition Of Public Space Reclamation Part two of a two-part series. Read Part one here.Renowned Albuquerque artist and graffiti writer Mike (Ipiotis) 360 doesn’t like blank walls; they [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 17, 2007 Read More The wall around Amigos y Amigas at 1020 Edith before it was painted over. (Courtesey of Mike 360)
The Daily Word 5.14.07 Gas pumps squeeze wallets. Friday is bike-to-work day!State’s senators at odds over Iraq.Step into the cufflinks of a local wedding DJ or behind [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 17, 2007 Read More
The Bottle In The Cosmic Ocean “This is a present from a small, distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 17, 2007 Read More Dear aliens, please join our vapid new singing contest, “Galaxy Idle.”
Thin Line How to be an American Journalist, Part II —Last week, “Thin Line” focused on an eye-opening documentary by Bill Moyers on how the [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 10, 2007 Read More
White Wash Clean-Up Of Graffiti Murals Angers Artists Part One Of A Two-Part Series Sofa’s been writing graffiti for 17 years. He was arrested for it three times in his younger days, back when he was going [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 10, 2007 Read More Graffiti artist Rock stands in front of the now-blank wall that used to exhibit his crocodile hunter tribute behind the Pop ‘n’ Taco on Central and Edith. (Xavier Mascareñas)
The Daily Word 05.08.07 New Mexico Supreme Court to decide the fate of mom facing child-abuse charges due to her cocaine use while pregnant.Police chief says the [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 10, 2007 Read More