May 27, 2003 Archive

Music

• Mea Culpa?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 27, 2003

• Last Day Parade - Driving at 90 MPH

  in Music — by M Frost — on May 27, 2003

• iTunes Update "Fixes" Streaming

  Apple has updated iTunes to "fix" the streaming feature. Bummer.

  in Music — by Phillip Winn — on May 27, 2003

• Postal Rock

  The Portland Mercury gives well-deserved props to the Postal Service's album, "Give Up."

  in Music — by Dave Gutowski — on May 27, 2003

• I, Tobot

  The Tobin Sprout tribute album, "I Tobot" is online and available to download.

  in Music — by Dave Gutowski — on May 27, 2003

• Earthquake Glue Spreads West

  GBV announces west coast dates in support of their upcoming album.

  in Music — by Dave Gutowski — on May 27, 2003

• Elvis Costello fans at ABC News

  The ABC News website got my attention today (May 27, 2003) with an interesting if obscure headline

  in Music — by Al Barger — on May 27, 2003

• Christian McBride Band - Vertical Vision

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 27, 2003

• Can Bowie make a living?

  There's a lot more to the pie than royalties from the labels for retail music sales

  in Music — by Al Barger — on May 27, 2003

• Led Zeppelin - winning the West again

  in Music — by Tom Johnson — on May 27, 2003

• The Best Music You've Never Heard

  in Music — by Rebecca S — on May 27, 2003

• Zep to fly again?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 27, 2003

• Not a flop, a temporary set-back!

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 27, 2003

• Metallica safer than Guns & Roses?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 27, 2003

• Bowie Bonds Bust?

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 27, 2003

• "No Liza, they said 'break a LEG'"

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 27, 2003

• Work This! Part 4

  I don't want to wear out the old workout disc again, so I created a new workout disc.

  in Music — by Phillip Winn — on May 27, 2003

• 30-Year Vacation

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 27, 2003

• 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'

  in Music — by Dawn Olsen — on May 27, 2003

• Elvis Costello "Pills and Soap"

  That's a very nicely perverted invocation of Noah's ark.

  in Music — by Al Barger — on May 27, 2003

• Elvis Costello "Goon Squad"

  Those beautifully painful organ chords in the extro give perfect voice to the death throes of the narrator's conscience.

  in Music — by Al Barger — on May 27, 2003

Video

• Love Those Censors

  Blood and guts? Sure! Curse words? No way!

  in Video — by Jay Caruso — on May 27, 2003

• Film Festival in PA

  Here's your chance to see (your video) on our giant screen and hear it at at ear splitting volume.

  in Video — by Seth Werkheiser — on May 27, 2003

• Die Hard Trilogy - Fox (On DVD)

  I spent the weekend watching Die Hard, Die Harder, and Die Hard With A Vengeance.

  in Video — by Phillip Winn — on May 27, 2003

• A cute moment of male bonding on The Shield

  Note the male bonding story that Vic concocts to cover the fact that he's de facto kidnapped a major NBA player.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on May 27, 2003

Books

• Fresh Blood for Anne Rice

  The latest addition to Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles has the potential to bring her back the sympathy of her fans. "Blackwood Farm" is enthralling, southern, rich and - fresh.

  in Books — by Michelle Dittrich — on May 27, 2003

• God vs. Allah

  Which deity is the most murderous bad-ass? Their books answer the question.

  in Books — by Brian Flemming — on May 27, 2003

• Firebreak and H.M.S. Unseen

  Fiction doesn't have to be based tightly on real life, but these genres more than some depend on realism to remain interesting.

  in Books — by Phillip Winn — on May 27, 2003

• Written in Blood

  This book is not for the faint of heart or mind. Challenging, graphic, and unyielding, it is a great insight into the enigma wrapped within a mystery that is Haiti.

  in Books — by John Adams — on May 27, 2003

• Henry Kissinger turns 80

  The point of Hitchens' book is to argue that Kissinger should even today absolutely stand trial for war crimes in front of an international tribunal

  in Books — by Al Barger — on May 27, 2003

Culture

• Lopez Island: A Peaceful Getaway

  We left the car behind and took a bike trip to pastoral Lopez Island. Daylight lasted until 9:30 and the drivers were friendly.

  in Culture — by Fran Mason — on May 27, 2003

• Corporations/Clear Channel Killed The Radio Star

  in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on May 27, 2003

• Not that Matrix

  Matrix lottery sites, or plain old Ponzi schemes, are storming the Web.

  in Culture — by Frank Giovinazzi — on May 27, 2003

Sci/Tech

• Sense in Colorado

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 27, 2003

• Labels Decide Maybe They Don't Know What They're Doing

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 27, 2003

• Playboy Getting Real

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 27, 2003

• "I'll take 100 PlayStation 2's, please"

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 27, 2003

• Microsoft Working to Counter iTunes

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 27, 2003

• Priceline guy wants citizens to monitor homeland security by Web cams

  in Sci/Tech — by Mike Wendland — on May 27, 2003