February 8, 2004 Archive

Video

• Grammy Outrage Prediction

  in Video — by Chris Cotner — on Feb 08, 2004

• Performances at the Grammys

  I came late to the Grammys (given a choice, I'll take the Simpsons over much anything else that's on TV), so I'm picking up about a half hour into the show. Apparently I missed Prince, Dave Matthews and several others.

  in Video — by Casper — on Feb 08, 2004

• Random thoughts on the Grammys

  in Video — by Casper — on Feb 08, 2004

• Lost in Translation

  A lovely movie, reminiscent of In the Mood for Love.

  in Video — by Steven Rubio — on Feb 08, 2004

• Capturing the Friedmans

  A disturbing Oscar-nominated documentary that leads viewers to question their sense of the factual.

  in Video — by Steven Rubio — on Feb 08, 2004

Music

• The History of the B-Bender: You Read It Here First!

  Back in April of last year, I wrote a post for "Blogcritics" on the Stringbender, an electric guitar modifcation designed by Gene Parsons and the late Clarence White of the Byrds. It's the cover story in this month's "Vintage Guitar" magazine.

  in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Feb 08, 2004

• Blood Omen Rocks Rectum, Misses Curfew

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 08, 2004

• Mike Stern live in Washington DC

  Last night, I caught Mike Stern at Blues Alley. The backing band was comprised of Richard Bona on vocals and bass, Dennis Chambers on drums and Bob Franceschini on tenor sax.

  in Music — by Casper — on Feb 08, 2004

• GRAMMYS

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 08, 2004

• Sing Along With Jesus

  in Music — by John Voorhees — on Feb 08, 2004

• Southern Culture on the Skids, Mojo Box

  More swamp sounds from SCOTS - just in time to shake yer mid-winter doldrums. . .

  in Music — by Bill Sherman — on Feb 08, 2004

Culture

• Yes, you CAN SPAM

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Feb 08, 2004

• Florida Realtor Magazine Says 'Weave a Web Log'

  I told Florida Realtor Magazine how beneficial blogs can be in helping Realtors communicate with buyers and sellers with a special plug for Blogcritics, Blogger and friends.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Feb 08, 2004

• Bully George sees justice coming

  The only reason George Bush could walk into the White House like he owns the place is that he thinks he owns the place. He got there the way he got anywhere else: just walked in and said get me some pretzels.

  in Culture — by CW Fisher — on Feb 08, 2004

• Oil Discovery Heralds New Invasion

  in Culture — by Shark — on Feb 08, 2004

• National Enquirer - for doctors

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Feb 08, 2004

• GRAMMY - My Preview on the BBC

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 08, 2004

• The "Invasion of Iraq" vs. "The War on Terror"

  I watched the President on "Meet the Press" this morning and here's where the episode left me on the military/terrorism issue:

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Feb 08, 2004

• Installing Real One Player for the Grammys (without it taking over your life and computer)

  in Culture — by Blog Bloke — on Feb 08, 2004

• You're out of cluck.

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Feb 08, 2004

• How absolute IS "free speech?"

  By rights, we should try to rely on the whole structure of social norms and general opinion to rope in most of the worst end of behavior.

  in Culture — by Al Barger — on Feb 08, 2004

• Bully Saddam sees justice

  Bullies almost always become bullies because they have something to hide. Often what they are hiding is a great fear of the very thing over which they appear most courageous.

  in Culture — by CW Fisher — on Feb 08, 2004

Politics

• Kucinich Wins Mars Primary

  Dennis Kucinich has won the Mars primary.

  in Politics — by mike larkin — on Feb 08, 2004

• Brownshirts for Bush?

  in Politics — by Tim Hall — on Feb 08, 2004

Sci/Tech

• Technology Corrupts Teaching: Students Sentenced to PowerPoint Tedium

  in Sci/Tech — by Dirtgrain — on Feb 08, 2004

• Skype Me!

  If you want to call one of the nearly 7 million people worldwide using Skype, you will have to look for the Skype Me! button in their emails or on their weblogs or websites.

  in Sci/Tech — by Anita Campbell — on Feb 08, 2004

Books

• New Skies

  An anthology of "today's Science Fiction," and an excellent one at that.

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on Feb 08, 2004

• 'Decipher': far out, too much (and grippingly good)!

  Stel Pavlou's first novel rivets the attention, draws on two of the oldest and most widespread myths known to humanity, and chucks scientists, the military and an oil corporation together to save the world ... again.

  in Books — by Nick Barrett — on Feb 08, 2004