August 19, 2002 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami

  Haruki Murakami is one of those authors I always vaguely feel like I ought to read, but never quite get around to picking up.

  Review in Books — by Chad Orzel — on Aug 19, 2002

Music

• Come On, Rise Up

  As anyone who hasn't been living in a cave knows, this is Springsteen's September 11 album, with the bulk of the tracks touching on one aspect or another of that horrific event. It's hard to separate the album from the trauma, and that's the sort of thing that can easily get in the way of determining whether the album is any good or not.

  in Music — by Chad Orzel — on Aug 19, 2002

• The Door's Open, But The Ride, It Ain't Free

  What makes Bruce Springsteen important? Here's one very personal answer.

  Opinion in Music — by George Partington — on Aug 19, 2002

• The Clark Family Experience

  Swooning teeny-boppers shouldn't hurt their almost grown-up sound... right?

  in Music — by Chari Daignault — on Aug 19, 2002

• The State Of Radio via The Kinks

  The people want this?

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Aug 19, 2002

• Tommy Lee Live

  in Music — by wKen — on Aug 19, 2002

• Spoon - Kill the Moonlight

  Track after track meanders on, never finding its center, never exploding into the rock and roll ecstacy that the band always seems capable of, but never quite delivers.

  in Music — by Kenan Hebert — on Aug 19, 2002

Culture

• Dear Blogcritics

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 19, 2002

• One Bar At a Time

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 19, 2002