Behind the Beat: Standing in the Shadows

Behind the Beat: Standing in the Shadows

by | Sep 4, 2008 | Music

Springfield and its satellite towns experienced a renaissance of hard rock and metal in the wake of the major label signing of Staind, and bands like The Acacia Strain, Killswitch Engage and Splitshift have since toured the world, widening the Valley's reputation...
Up in Arms

Up in Arms

by | Sep 4, 2008 | Leisure

The nation's first (and last) armory, the Springfield Armory was closed in 1968 when the government began outsourcing its weaponry needs to the private sector, and has since become one of the nation's 391 national park sites. During WWII, however, the armory...
Cinema Dope: Cable Ready

Cinema Dope: Cable Ready

by | Sep 4, 2008 | Film

Man On Wire (4 stars)Directed by James Marsh. With Philippe Petit, Annie Allix, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Barry Greenhouse, Jim Moore, and Alan Welner. (PG-13)Man On Wire, which draws its succinct title from a police complaint form, is quite possibly the most poetic caper...
Locavore: Cyclops in Corn

Locavore: Cyclops in Corn

by | Sep 4, 2008 | Food + Booze

Not since fishmongers in the south of France used their store windows to stage fruit de la mer passion plays has anyone done more with local food than this. Farmer Mike Wissman of Sunderland uses a tractor as his instrument and corn as his medium to render a yearly...
Time Craft

Time Craft

by | Sep 4, 2008 | Arts

Inspired by the works of sage writer John Ruskin, the Arts and Crafts movement evolved as an aesthetic response to the factory-made production of the Victorian era’s Industrial Revolution. The movement, which idealized artisans and their vocations, was...