MyFriendCleveland

Even the Suburbs are Screwing Us

In an attempt to stop Cleveland from losing even more money (what comes after “poorest big city”?) Mayor Jackson has developed a plan that will provide waterline repairs for suburbs if they signing a “no poaching” agreement. So not only will elephants in the Cleveland suburbs be safe, but if a suburb draws a business out of Cleveland it must share the resulting taxes with Cleveland for 5 years. Not too shabby.

Damn Artists, They Get Everything They Want!

Yesterday we let you know about the cigarette tax that would aid the arts, well now The Plain Dealer tells us about property developer David Perkowski who is converting buildings in the St. Hyacinth area into affordable living and studio spaces for artists, musicians, and filmmakers. This ain’t a half-assed deal either, Perkowski is going big, already buying up other buildings to create sound stages and more housing. Definitely art, hardly starving.

Rock Hall Racist or Prog Just Sucks

A ranting Scene reader (don’t forget they voted for the best of Cleveland) claims that the rock hall is prejudice towards Prog, and well, rich white dudes in general. Apparently if you are black, a woman, or working class you have a better chance of getting inducted. Guy even claims the same thing happens in English classes where Shakespeare gets overlooked so we can study Maya Angelou. Right. What really seems to be the problem is that this fella doesn’t realize that bloated synth solos and falsetto vocals have just a bit less to do with rock and roll than let’s say, the blues. And besides, who ever took the Rock Hall inductions that seriously?

Next Week

Well there is lots of shit going down this weekend, but next week we will be dipping into our mailbox for the first time, as well as dropping a feature, and maybe a couple of other surprises. Keep checking back, shit is going to get exciting, or at least disastrous, but either way you will be entertained.