September 8, 2004 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Eric Ambel - Knucklehead (1990-2004)

  My first exposure to Eric Ambel came quite by accident. Ex-Georgia Satellite Dan Baird was in town for a show in support of his solo album Buffalo Nickel,

  in Music — by Matt Wardlaw — on Sep 08, 2004

• CD Review: God Lives Underwater: Up Off the Floor.

  in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 08, 2004

• Choo Choo La Rouge: chugging towards pop perfection

  Boston has always been an indie rock catalyst. Lots of colleges + good small clubs = neverending great lineup

  in Music — by Shannon Okey — on Sep 08, 2004

• Los Lobos: Ride This

  I've always known that Los Lobos could do excellent work with cover material, and this album is no exception. It really does a good job of showcasing the versatility of the band.

  in Music — by Michael Croft — on Sep 08, 2004

• Alan Lomax's Spanish Recording

  Review: Folk recordings from the Basque region.

  in Music — by Todd A. Price — on Sep 08, 2004

• Legs Diamond sign to AOR Heaven

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 08, 2004

• Everybody Needs A Place to Rest

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

• Soulive- Live in NYC July 29, 30, 31

  in Music — by John Owen — on Sep 08, 2004

• Caffery rants at journos

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 08, 2004

• White Stripes not splitting

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 08, 2004

• Robbie worried for his safety...

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 08, 2004

• LeRoy Downs will be Master of Ceremonies at the 47th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival

  in Music — by LeRoy Downs — on Sep 08, 2004

• Album of the day: The Libertines - The Libertines

  in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Sep 08, 2004

Politics

• Getting over Vietnam

  in Politics — by vilasrao — on Sep 08, 2004

• Shooting coyotes to scare the wolves....

  in Politics — by Big Time Patriot — on Sep 08, 2004

• 1000+ Dead in Iraq

  in Politics — by vilasrao — on Sep 08, 2004

• The President and Jobs

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 08, 2004

• The "New" Prohibition on the rise in England

  Prohibition is no answer to smoking - in England or anywhere else.

  in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Sep 08, 2004

• THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE

  in Politics — by Marty Thau — on Sep 08, 2004

• Dubya-ism of the day

  If I were just the least bit more cynical, I might suspect that he does stuff like this on purpose.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Sep 08, 2004

Video

• Lauren Bacall and Nicole Kidman - Shadow Boxing

  in Video — by Danny Rosenbaum — on Sep 08, 2004

• Peter Jackson Shedding the Pounds

  in Video — by Jeremy Chrysler — on Sep 08, 2004

• John Lennon's Jukebox

  in Video — by Steve Rhodes — on Sep 08, 2004

• YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH: Tom Cruise and the Historical Accuracy of "The Last Samurai"

  in Video — by Junichi Semitsu — on Sep 08, 2004

Culture

• Suddenly Homeless

  "Hi. I'm your new landlord. You've kept the place in wonderful condition. Now get the hell out!"

  in Culture — by JustMe — on Sep 08, 2004

• Michelangelo's David Turns 500

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

• Why "Retro" will triumph over "Metro" in the United States of the future

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Sep 08, 2004

• Johnny Ban That Gun!!

  It looks like JFK flipped again. This time on a gun that he once tried to outlaw. The truth is The Remington Model 11-87 is not an assault weapon. It is a commonly used hunting and sport shooting rifle.

  in Culture — by Tom Bux — on Sep 08, 2004

• Home values at highest level since 1980

  A press release from Freddie Mac says home values haven't grown this high since 1980

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

• Damn that Traffic Jam

  in Culture — by Jeremy Chrysler — on Sep 08, 2004

• DESMOND TUTU: A CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE IN THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA

  He is another Moses, not of the old testament, but of new in Africa generally.

  in Culture — by Joel Savage — on Sep 08, 2004

• What's in a Signature?

  in Culture — by Jeremy Chrysler — on Sep 08, 2004

Books

• Mechanical Mirror: the Tlönist Technique of Borges

  in Books — by Sean Scott — on Sep 08, 2004

• Boomers, Xers and Other Strangers

  in Books — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Sep 08, 2004

• Swimming Underground: My Years in the Warhol Factory by Mary Woronov

  in Books — by Sean Scott — on Sep 08, 2004

• The Real Jimmy Carter

  I wouldn't have run right out to buy this book is because I always thought Jimmy Carter was a fool, but I was wrong...

  Opinion in Books — by Punditz — on Sep 08, 2004

• Snow-Walker

  In a land of snow and ice, a cruel enchantress fears only one thing: her reflection. [Book review]

  in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Sep 08, 2004

• The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer

  The story of a boy born an old man and the life he leads as he grows younger.

  in Books — by Kevin Holtsberry — on Sep 08, 2004

• The Pearl Diver

  Sujata Massey's accidental detective Rei Shimura returns for another cross-cultural adventure. [Book review]

  in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Sep 08, 2004

• I Am What I Ate...and I'm frightened

  in Books — by Dan Hersam — on Sep 08, 2004

Sci/Tech

• Perchance to Dream

  Have you ever been stumped by an unusually tough problem, your mind blank, and no solution in sight?

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 08, 2004

• STOOPIDITY REARS ITS UGLY HEAD.

  in Sci/Tech — by copygodd — on Sep 08, 2004

Sports

• What Is The Next Olympic Sport?

  in Sports — by Junichi Semitsu — on Sep 08, 2004