Issue: August 13, 2003

Metropolis

A feisty little web site and hundreds of store managers say RadioShack has tried to put the corporate foot on their necks.
By April Kinser and Dan Malone




The former diving coach accused of molesting boys over three decades has been indicted.
By Dan Malone




STATIC
Next Stage


LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the week of August 13


Calendar

By Kristian Lin


Spice Girls (and Boys)
Rivas doesn't want to alienate its gringo customers, just enlighten them.
By Ken Shimamoto



CHOW, BABY
Blue Goose, Black Eye

Music

The Force is with 'whiteboy' reggae purveyors Darth Vato.
By Ken Shimamoto



HEARSAY
Be Seen




Not Your Familiar
(APG Records)
By Ken Shimamoto

High Dive
(Viewfinder Records)
By Ken Shimamoto

Brasco
By Ken Shimamoto

Film

By the end of the surprisingly good Uptown Girls, Brittany Murphy looks like an adult.
By Kristian Lin

A local filmmaker puts a hip-hop twist on supernatural horror.
By Ken Shimamoto