July 12, 2003 Archive

Books

• AS of This Writing - Clive James

  in Books — by Temple Stark — on Jul 12, 2003

• Henry David Thoreau's birthday

  The single most arresting thought I got from reading Thoreau was his talk about a wealthy farmer, except that it was the farm that really owned him rather than the other way around.

  in Books — by Al Barger — on Jul 12, 2003

Video

• Trailer for The Passion

  Harry Knowles has the first trailer for Mel Gibson's controversial upcoming labor of love The Passion.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Jul 12, 2003

• "Kids Are Alright" DVD Release Date Set

  "The Kids Are Alright" is both a solid documentary about The Who during their years with Keith Moon, and a perennial 1970s midnight movie. Unfortunately, it's needed massive amounts of restoration work to bring it up to snuff before it could be released on DVD. According to the man in charge of its restoration, look for an early fall release.

  in Video — by Ed Driscoll — on Jul 12, 2003

• The Lameness of "The League"

  in Video — by Jim Dedman — on Jul 12, 2003

• LXG & Pirates: Opening Night Reviews

  in Video — by Bobby Allison-Gallimore — on Jul 12, 2003

Culture

• The BitPass revolution?

  A little idea with big implications for indie media.

  in Culture — by Brian Flemming — on Jul 12, 2003

• Edjamacation

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 12, 2003

• New Slang... For the Not So Hip!

  Not "down" with the teen lingo? Here's a list of new slang YOU can use to confuse the kids!

  in Culture — by Pete Petrisko — on Jul 12, 2003

Music

• Pernice Brothers: pop heaven, with guitars

  The Pernice Brothers brought three opening acts and a buttload of ass-kicking three minute pop songs to the Tractor Tavern in Ballard last night.

  in Music — by Timothy Jarrett — on Jul 12, 2003

• Lou Reed, in different times

  Lou rocks harder and takes more risks on stage than artists half his age. Most of the risks even pay off.

  in Music — by Timothy Jarrett — on Jul 12, 2003

• Polyphonic Spree, The Beginning Stages of. . ."

  Tom DeLaughter's "choral symphonic pop band" gets its big label release.

  in Music — by Bill Sherman — on Jul 12, 2003

• Tori Amos lyric site

  I'd much prefer to find lyrics to a whole album, so I can gang edit all the lyrics to every song of the album. Much quicker and easier.

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Jul 12, 2003