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The power of papaya - 11/20/2009 6:01 pm
Crepe expectations - 11/18/2009 6:36 pm
Cold War Kids playing First Tap - 11/18/2009 11:48 am
Man V. Food teaser - 11/17/2009 10:47 am
Gift of the mogwai - 11/16/2009 12:44 pm
Crooked Still - 11/12/2009 12:23 pm
Man v. Food in Alaska airs next week - 11/11/2009 4:44 pm
Ludacris in Alaska - 11/11/2009 2:54 pm
Borderlands is for looters - 11/5/2009 3:35 pm
Eminem's controversial rap at BET Awards - 10/29/2009 10:40 am
You be the critic: Dane Cook (updated w. video) - 10/23/2009 10:57 am
Kizzy's Definition - 10/22/2009 2:36 pm
Dane Cook Twitter widget - 10/22/2009 10:37 am
New Delmag EP / Shows - 10/21/2009 11:01 am
Wings 'n Things expanding - 10/16/2009 11:39 am
New Alaska BMX video - 10/15/2009 10:33 am
Aziz talks Kanye to Letterman - 10/14/2009 11:44 am
Wing woes: High prices shift sales - 10/13/2009 11:15 am
aNYway - 10/12/2009 2:19 pm
"Thank-You Bar" a mystery tour - 10/8/2009 9:36 pm
Smoke House is mighty mighty - 10/8/2009 4:08 pm
Winner winner, fried chicken dinner - 10/7/2009 1:06 pm
NOVEMBER 20, 2009 - 6:01 PM
A spicy papaya salad: Photo by Spencer Shroyer / Anchorage Daily NewsJulia O’Malley put me on to the quick and tasty flavors of the International Kitchen (read her review here) and it wasn’t long before I started making regular stops for their lunch combos.
But, just when my addiction to their papaya salads (a spicy side dish made with grated papaya and tomato slices) was reaching one-a-week status, they were taken off the menu.
NOVEMBER 18, 2009 - 6:36 PM
Katrina Larson-Markiewic working on a crepe: Photo by Gretchen Weiss / Anchorage Daily News
After spending time cooking and living in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Katrina Larson-Markiewicz moved back to Alaska and missed European dining – especially real crepes and Belgian waffles. She took matters into her own hands, opening La Petite Creperie (2210 E. Northern Lights Blvd.) a week ago.
NOVEMBER 18, 2009 - 11:48 AM
The Cold War Kids were slated to open for the White Stripes in Anchorage back in 2007, but the gig was canceled after an announcement that Meg White’s “acute anxiety” was derailing a leg of the tour.
Now, the Kids are ready to rock an Alaska stage on their own.
NOVEMBER 17, 2009 - 10:47 AM
The Alaska episode of Man V. Food is scheduled to air on the Travel Channel (Channel 57 in Anchorage) Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 9 p.m. and features footage from Talkeetna and Anchorage.
Here's a teaser video.
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 12:44 PM
Gizmo, Stripe and the rest of the Gremlins turn 25 this year and the film is in theaters again as part of the anniversary.
It’s showing locally at the Bear Tooth on Wednesday the 25 at 10:35 p.m. Tickets are $3.
If it’s been a while, you may have forgotten that the flick was executive produced by Steven Spielberg, featured Phoebe Cates, one of the Coreys (Feldman) and Howie Mandel, who thankfully only appeared as the voice of Gizmo.
Here’s a trailer.
-- Spencer Shroyer
NOVEMBER 12, 2009 - 12:23 PM
National bluegrass band Crooked Still is in Alaska for a series of shows.
They perform Saturday, 7:30 p.m.,Williamson Auditorium. $20 -$25.
Sunday, 6 p.m., Vagabond Blues, Palmer (sold out).
Tuesday, Peninsula Grace Auditorium, Soldotna, $23-25, 1-907-252-8223.
We'll have a full story online and in the print version of Play this Friday.
Here's a video of them performing "Aint No Grave," which rolled during the closing credits of the season one finale of HBO’s vampire series "True Blood."
NOVEMBER 11, 2009 - 4:44 PM
Travel Channel, L.L.C.
A while back we reported about Adam Richman from"Man V. Food" chowing down during a trip to Alaska. The episode is scheduled to air on the Travel Channel (Channel 57 in Anchorage) Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 9 p.m. and features footage from Talkeetna and Anchorage.
Reporter Rachael Fisher reached out to Richman with some interview questions and received this in response.
NOVEMBER 11, 2009 - 2:54 PM
AP Photo
Atlanta rapper Ludacris is headed to Anchorage - here's the details we've recieved:
Friday, Dec. 18, 7:30 P.M. at the Sullivan Arena.
Tickets start at $25 + fees and go on sale this Saturday at noon. Ten percent military discount available with valid military ID.
Tix available online at Ticketmaster.com; charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000; Fred Meyer Ticketmaster Outlets and Sullivan Arena Box Office.
A Sheiker Promotions Production.
NOVEMBER 5, 2009 - 3:35 PM
Photo courtesy IGN.com
Borderlands, the latest in a line of video games to mix role playing elements with traditional first person shooter controls in a sci-fi setting, isn’t groundbreaking, but with a stylized presentation, thousands of items to collect, co-op and multiplayer options, it presents one of the more addicting gaming experiences in recent memory.
OCTOBER 29, 2009 - 10:40 AM
Photo courtesy Eminem.com
In a move that shouldn’t really surprise anyone who’s lived outside of a cave for the last 10 years, Eminem's performance during the BET Hip-Hop Awards Show last night contained statements that some found objectionable. One line about rape was censored during the television broadcast.
OCTOBER 23, 2009 - 10:57 AM
Photo By Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News: Dane Cook performs at the Sullivan Arena, Thursday Oct. 22.The Sullivan was packed last night for comedian Dane Cook. If you went to the show tell us what you thought by posting a comment below.
If you want to see what people in Anchorage tweeted about the show check out this Twitter feed.
You can find Play Magazine on Twitter here.
OCTOBER 22, 2009 - 2:36 PM
Chris Fields aka Kizzy aka the dude who sings those radio ads for the sushi restaurant Dish -- just dropped this video for his song "Definition."
OCTOBER 22, 2009 - 10:37 AM
You should already know that comedian Dane Cook is playing in Anchorage tonight. If you're headed to the show we want to hear your comments.
If you're on Twitter (and really at this point you should be - Play has one and Tom Selleck's mustache does too!) you can chime in and follow the conversation by using #akdanecook in your tweets.
The widget below will keep a running tally of what people are saying.
OCTOBER 21, 2009 - 11:01 AM
Photo courtesy Delmag: Erik Braund works the skins during a recording session.
Delmag’s Erik Braund is in the studio mastering the group’s new EP and sent me this update via e-mail:
"Delmag is releasing a new EP, our second this year, this coming Halloween. The three-song disc is called the 'Small Town Something' EP and features all new songs. It is the follow-up to June's 'Hole in the Sky' EP - whose title track has been in regular rotation on KWHL.
OCTOBER 16, 2009 - 11:39 AM
Photo by Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News: Original owner Joe Connelly started Wings 'n Things with his wife Teresa and children Molly and Joey in 1983.Popular Anchorage eatery Wings 'n Things is opening another location. The restaurant, originally downtown (Fifth and I), was open for 25 years before it abruptly closed in August 2007, only to reopen in January of this year with a new owner, a new location (36th and Arctic) and hungry crowds. The same recipes led to the same tasty eats, and the Arctic Boulevard location was soon featured in an ADN wing challenge.
OCTOBER 15, 2009 - 10:33 AM
The local crew responsible for this video will be premiering it this Saturday at an event that runs from noon to 10 p.m. at the AT&T Pavillion, $5. More info at nobikes.com or by calling 223-6802.
no bikes 7 trailer from no bikes on Vimeo.
OCTOBER 14, 2009 - 11:44 AM
If you missed "Parks and Recreation" funny man Aziz Ansari on Letterman last night, here's a clip.
OCTOBER 13, 2009 - 11:15 AM
Photo by Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily NewsYou should already know that we take hot wings seriously at Play Magazine. Anything involving pizza or French fries is also a big deal, but wings are especially sacred.
OCTOBER 12, 2009 - 2:19 PM
Cool video to go along with the track produced by Duck Sauce (A-Trak and Armand Van Helden).
-- Spencer Shroyer
OCTOBER 8, 2009 - 9:36 PM
By Mike Dunham
Emily Johnson: Kenai Peninsula-born choreographer lost the fish for the live performance of "The Thank-You Bar." The eyepiece was spoken through during one of the stories.
“Someone needs to explain to me the difference between the avant-garde and the ridiculous. I’m mystified,” went a letter to the editor in Thursday’s Daily News. The writer referred specifically to Emily Johnson’s performance art piece “The Thank-You Bar,” which debuted at Out North, also on Thursday.
Johnson’s odd little mystery play/dance/narrative may not be explicable (it does have moments of humor), but we can try to describe pieces of it as experienced on opening night.
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