Guest Column: The Trouble with Tech Tools

by | Aug 28, 2013 | News

So you can’t wait for a self-driving car to take away the drudgery of driving? Me neither! But consider this scenario, recently posed by neuroscientist Gary Marcus: Your car is on a narrow bridge when a school bus veers into your lane. Should your self-driving...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Aug 28, 2013 | Music

A Severe Joy cinematesque part 1 (Nine Mile Recordings)   A Severe Joy is the latest musical incarnation of the muy prolifica Jose Ayerve (Spouse, Nuclear Watse Management Club), who’s basically played, sang and produced everything on the disc. The grooves,...
Nightcrawler: Cool Customer

Nightcrawler: Cool Customer

by | Aug 28, 2013 | Music

The recent passing of literary legend Elmore Leonard has very local implications. The famed author of such gritty crime novels cum silver screen features as Get Shorty and Be Cool had actually worked with—and befriended—the Valley’s own Stone Coyotes...
Behind the Beat: Mr. Roboto

Behind the Beat: Mr. Roboto

by | Aug 28, 2013 | Music

Few people have had their fingers in as many musical pies in the Valley as Rob Ives, aka Robo and/or Robert American, a multi-instrumentalist who’s proven a highly energetic, hardworking journeyman. He’s also gained a reputation as a creative force in both...
Behind the Beat: On the Bob Training

Behind the Beat: On the Bob Training

by | Aug 28, 2013 | Music

It’s the end of August, the crickets and cicadas are reminding you that, yes, the summer is coming to an end, and for many in the Valley school is just around the corner. For the last two decades and then some, however, there has always been one last...