July 27, 2003 Archive

Culture

• A Nanotech Fairy Tale

  in Culture — by Josh Wolfe — on Jul 27, 2003

• Merle Haggard defends Dixie Chicks

  You might be a bit surprised to hear these sentiments coming from the author of "The Fighting Side of Me":

  in Culture — by Al Barger — on Jul 27, 2003

• The Greenpeace Report, Part II: NanoWars

  It is said that military leaders are perpetually fighting the previous war. The same can be said of the rainbow warriors, Greenpeace, whose recently released opening shot at nanotechnology is really a battle plan for the environmental activist group's previous conflict against genetically modified foods.

  in Culture — by Howard Lovy — on Jul 27, 2003

Video

• A Horribly Spun Tale

  in Video — by Craig Lyndall — on Jul 27, 2003

• p0rn does Prime Time

  The often cheesy, but intelligent Jerry Bruckheimer does it again.

  in Video — by visualsimplicity — on Jul 27, 2003

• More religious epic controversy

  in Video — by James Russell — on Jul 27, 2003

• Undead

  in Video — by James Russell — on Jul 27, 2003

• Channel 4: pure as the driven snow

  in Video — by James Russell — on Jul 27, 2003

• RIP John Schlesinger

  in Video — by James Russell — on Jul 27, 2003

• Jonathan Richman and Kohl's

  I think I'll make a point of going into a Kohl's store just on account of this.

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

Music

• Em and Dre: Rhymin n Stealin?

  in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on Jul 27, 2003

• The Kinison - Mortgage is Bank

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

• Comity - The Deus Ex-machina as a Forgotten Genius

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

• A Modest Proposal To The RIAA

  in Music — by Kevin Aylward — on Jul 27, 2003

• Silence of the Lambs: the musical version

  in Music — by James Russell — on Jul 27, 2003

• The return of Killing Joke

  in Music — by James Russell — on Jul 27, 2003

• Sweet little 16 honky tonk man/woman

  Johnny Horton, Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones keep that party rollin'

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

• "Sister Morphine" by the Rolling Stones

  The drug fog of the vocal melody combines with the lyrical conceit that the narrator is talking to the drug, communicant with no other person.

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

• "Stray Cat Blues" by the Rolling Stones

  Listen to the stalking groove at the very beginning, the lean bass notes and the few sparse guitar chords expressing the lust in the hunter's breath before Charlie pounces.

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

• "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones

  You might think of this as Robert Johnson after attending self-esteem classes.

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

• "Sweet Black Angel" by the Rolling Stones

  To the US government she was a terrorist, but to the Stones she was a freedom fighter, and a "sweet black angel."

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

• "Ventilator Blues" by the Rolling Stones

  A nasty little jagged slide guitar riff defines this record. You'd best watch out, cause it's a slippery little thing. One misstep, and it'll cut you right to the bone.

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

• "Crucify" by Tori Amos

  The nearest way I can describe this is as a "power ballad," though there's no way you would mistake her for Bon Jovi or Poison.

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

• "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" by Dr. John

  "I Walk on Guilded Splinters," the climactic 8 minute finale of his first album, is a kind of seance to summon forth voodoo vengeance.

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

• Try On Some Naked Music

  in Music — by Michael Seneadza — on Jul 27, 2003

Politics

• A job left unfinished

  Fifty years ago today an armistice was signed in the Korean War, leaving still an official state of war that continues today.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Jul 27, 2003

• Jobs for the boys

  in Politics — by James Russell — on Jul 27, 2003

Sci/Tech

• Digital Music Time?

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

• Democratic Nomination Predictions!

  Who Will Win?

  in Sci/Tech — by RJ Elliott — on Jul 27, 2003

• The BBC discovers blogging

  in Sci/Tech — by James Russell — on Jul 27, 2003

• BuyMusic.com: Buyer Beware

  A nice idea, and wide selection of music - but strict licensing, and poor customer service make this service a doomed failure.

  in Sci/Tech — by Jennifer — on Jul 27, 2003

Books

• Dead Air

  You might call it Crow Road 2: Electric Boogaloo, or "Iain Banks writes High Fidelity" or even "Wonder Boys by Iain Banks." It's got elements of all those things, wrapped up with characteristically Banksian wit and black humor.

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on Jul 27, 2003

• Ern Malley rides again

  in Books — by James Russell — on Jul 27, 2003

• OSHA for criminals

  I knew gun control laws had to serve SOME purpose

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