February 6, 2004 Archive

Music

• Cheap Trick "Auf Wiedershen" / Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

  Nielsen wrote this song wishing a broad and cold farewell to all the legions of suicides.

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Feb 06, 2004

• Happy Birthday, Bob

  Don't give in to Bush and Babylon. Lively up yourself -- it's the 59th birthday of reggae revolutionary Robert Nesta Marley.

  in Music — by Natalie Davis — on Feb 06, 2004

• A Town In Ontario

  in Music — by Jim Carruthers — on Feb 06, 2004

• 'Music for Freethinking Pagans, Humanists, Psychedelics, Visionaries, Wiccans, Mystics'

  in Music — by bookofjoe — on Feb 06, 2004

• Minus The Bear

  in Music — by Particleman — on Feb 06, 2004

• VA's musical dominance

  Both the NY Times and the UK's Guardian proclaim the near supremacy of Norfolk VA's musical producers. Timbaland and the Neptunes seem to be able to do no wrong.

  in Music — by Casper — on Feb 06, 2004

• 40 greatest US bands today

  in Music — by Dan Hersam — on Feb 06, 2004

• Law fightin' and sugar water

  in Music — by Jim Carruthers — on Feb 06, 2004

• Chuck D's State of the Union Address and Vibe Session

  in Music — by wKen — on Feb 06, 2004

• Urban Lillith Fair

  in Music — by Casper — on Feb 06, 2004

• Hybrid CD/DVDs

  in Music — by Casper — on Feb 06, 2004

• More on Janet Jackson's nipple event

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 06, 2004

• Darkness anti-Oasis

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 06, 2004

• Rotten quits

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 06, 2004

• The Friday Morning Listen

  Strange and Beautiful

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Feb 06, 2004

• Kiss and Tull: Aging Rock Star Has Sex Change

  "I want to be judged on my musical ability alone..."she said, "...well, that and my new boobs."

  in Music — by Shark — on Feb 06, 2004

• Axl Rose's birthday

  If you don't have Appetite for Destruction, Use Your Illusions I & II, and Lies in your collection, then you've got your priorities all screwed up.

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Feb 06, 2004

• Learning Guitar for Cheapskates, OR Grammys Here We Come

  in Music — by Blog Bloke — on Feb 06, 2004

• Franz Ferdinand -- Darts of Pleasure EP (Domino)

  Touted as the new Strokes, Interpol or what-have-you, Glasgow's Franz Ferdinand is riding enough hype about their recently released EP, entitled Darts of Pleasure, to become the next big thing in independent rock.

  in Music — by Steve Sabo — on Feb 06, 2004

Video

• Joan of Arcadia

  Like God, there's something ... ineffable? ... about the CBS drama "Joan of Arcadia."

  in Video — by Eric Lindholm — on Feb 06, 2004

• Hey, it's that guy, god

  in Video — by Jim Carruthers — on Feb 06, 2004

• Beatlemania Hard on Non-Beatles

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 06, 2004

• So Janet Jackson will miss the Grammys, well Whoop-de-doo!

  in Video — by Blog Bloke — on Feb 06, 2004

• Woman Injured By Janet's Boob - And Sues

  in Video — by Media Whore — on Feb 06, 2004

• Spoofing Pepsi Download Commercial

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 06, 2004

• Past imperfect: Andrei Tarkovsky's The Mirror

  Andrei Tarkovsky's mirror of past memory and stylism serves as one of the most beautiful examples of his art - and one of his most difficult.

  in Video — by John Lars Ericson — on Feb 06, 2004

Politics

• 'Ten Commandments judge' may seek presidency

  Moore has proven that a calculating person, with the aid of monied members of the religious Right, can attract attention and a following.

  in Politics — by Mac Diva — on Feb 06, 2004

• Where are the poor?

  To qualify for the EITC an adult must work, but earn less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

  in Politics — by Mac Diva — on Feb 06, 2004

• Free speech zones

  in Politics — by Casper — on Feb 06, 2004

• The American Way: Janet Jackson et al Sued For Flash

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 06, 2004

• Brown V Board of Education: When Slavery Really Ended

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 06, 2004

• It's Good to send jobs to India

  With the recent unemployment numbers in, with roughly 120,000 new jobs last month, and the unemployment down to 5.6% it's time to discuss an unpopular argument. That sending tech jobs overseas is actually good.

  in Politics — by Tom Bux — on Feb 06, 2004

• No Treason: Screw a constitution

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Feb 06, 2004

Sci/Tech

• Janet boob stunt most popular Internet search ever

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Feb 06, 2004

• M$ MyDoom removal tool

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Feb 06, 2004

• Kazaa Australian Offices Raided

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 06, 2004

• Online format music war

  There's a coming battle for file standards in the online world. Think VHS vs Betamax.

  in Sci/Tech — by Casper — on Feb 06, 2004

• Safari 1.2 & Ollie's Tab

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Feb 06, 2004

• TiVo as Big Brother?

  in Sci/Tech — by Casper — on Feb 06, 2004

Books

• Road to Perdition - The Graphic Novel

  The original graphic novel on which the movie was based.

  in Books — by Bruce Kratofil — on Feb 06, 2004

• Learning Modern Classics from Penguins

  Learning about great books the penguin way...

  in Books — by Byron Schaller — on Feb 06, 2004

• 1421: The Year China Discovered America - Gavin Menzies

  in Books — by Deano — on Feb 06, 2004

• No Treason: Screw a constitution

  in Books — by Al Barger — on Feb 06, 2004

Culture

• Retail Property Outperforms Other Commercial Sectors

  Retail property, such as shopping centers and strip centers, currently outperforms other commercial real estate when it comes to investment returns. Find out more inside.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Feb 06, 2004

• !@#$ JANET JACKSON'S NIPPLE!!!

  in Culture — by Ms. Tek — on Feb 06, 2004

• The Daily Grind

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Feb 06, 2004

• Should Janet Jackson et al be punished?

  How exactly in principle is this different from Chester the Molester flashing children in the park?

  in Culture — by Al Barger — on Feb 06, 2004

• The Myth of the Hydrogen Economy

  This one's easy: hydrogen is a clean fuel but it's not an alternate energy source, so it's not going to save the planet, improve our health or protect us from foreigners any time soon.

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Feb 06, 2004

• Snow, 26 Years Ago

  in Culture — by Jim Schwab — on Feb 06, 2004

• MikeRoweSoft settles with Microsoft

  in Culture — by Blog Bloke — on Feb 06, 2004