March 12, 2005 Archive

Music

• Motormania-30 years of malevolent chaos starring Lemmy

  As Motorhead enter their 30th year, Lemmy still refuses to mellow unlike fine wine. Bless Him.

  in Music — by Mario Becerra — on Mar 12, 2005

• Brian Linne Band-Rock Music For All Seasons

  Every individual shares a commonality and in the same instance, we have our unique personalities, habits, beliefs and tastes.

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Mar 12, 2005

• CD Review: Tori Amos - the Beekeeper

  If you are patient, there are certainly an ample supple of gems burrowed in the Beekeeper, but it's frustrating to see Tori not fully tapping into her potential that we know lies smoldering beneath.

  in Music — by Mark Runyon — on Mar 12, 2005

• Blank Generation: New York Punk (a random playlist)

  In the skid row section, on a street called simply The Bowery, full of fleabag $2 a night flophouses, bums sleeping in the streets, an ambient aroma of stale beer, urine and feces hanging in the air, rock 'n' roll was undergoing one of its greatest renaissances; one that essentially closed the books on the 60's and early 70's dinousaurs and laid the groundwork for the 80's indie movement, and alternative rock in general.

  in Music — by uao — on Mar 12, 2005

• Soundtrack to a positive life

  in Music — by Stytzer — on Mar 12, 2005

• 1972 - 1997

  Did Biggie foreshadow his own death?

  in Music — by Stone — on Mar 12, 2005

• CD Review: Trivium - Ascendancy

  in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 12, 2005

• The Konks - The Konks; BBQ - Tie Your Noose

  Two bands cultivating that minimalist vibe. It's the anti-"Chinese Democracy".

  in Music — by bmarkey — on Mar 12, 2005

Video

• Martin's twelve: Cheaper by the Dozen now even cheaper!

  I hate seeing Steve Martin act like an idiot, and I don't mean The Jerk.

  in Video — by emdashes — on Mar 12, 2005

• Star One - Live On Earth DVD Review

  in Video — by Paul Roy — on Mar 12, 2005

• Dog Soldiers DVD review

  Completely unexpected near-classic low budget werewolf flick.

  in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 12, 2005

• V is for Chip.

  in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Mar 12, 2005

• Monsieur N.

  in Video — by El Bicho — on Mar 12, 2005

• Robots

  It's not a Pixar film, but it's not bad either.

  in Video — by Eric James — on Mar 12, 2005

Books

• Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Remembered by Former Presidents and Distinguished Writers

  Dr. Hunter S. Thompson was not a shallow, selfish schmuck.

  in Books — by Thrasher — on Mar 12, 2005

• A test on language Insight: A completed Virual Mime

  in Books — by Floris Vermeir — on Mar 12, 2005

• Literary resurrection

  I'm a Dorothy L Sayers fan, so when Sharon on Early Modern Notes mentioned a new Harriet Vane novel, I was on Amazon in a flash.

  in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 12, 2005

• Too pure to be Pink: the limits of chick lit

  There's plenty of light (more likely, deceptively light) reading out there that doesn't get smooshed into a category.

  in Books — by emdashes — on Mar 12, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Mondo: The man of the R-rated Obscenity Disclaimer

  You'll briefly meet "Fuckface McFuckall the Fuckface Boy" - and wonder what he's been up to.

  in Sci/Tech — by Temple Stark — on Mar 12, 2005

• Open Source isn't Anti-Capitalism. Yet

  in Sci/Tech — by Andrew Hughes — on Mar 12, 2005

Politics

• Rethinking the Military

  in Politics — by Andrew Hughes — on Mar 12, 2005

• Economic Terrorism

  in Politics — by Andrew Hughes — on Mar 12, 2005

• Outsourcing isn't so Bad

  in Politics — by Andrew Hughes — on Mar 12, 2005

• Welcome to McDonalds - Please Hold

  Is McDonalds viciously outsourcing jobs to save $2/hr? Or are they trying to give good service?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Mar 12, 2005

• Ward Churchill - A Menacing Plagiarist?

  What a sad, pathetic little "man"...

  in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on Mar 12, 2005

Culture

• Our New Howard Hughes - Michael Jackson

  Is Michael Jackson becoming the USA's new Howard Hughes?

  Opinion in Culture — by dg — on Mar 12, 2005

• Day By Day for March 12, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for March 12, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Mar 12, 2005

• The Fulton County Courthouse Massacre, Atlanta, Georgia.

  Brian Nichols was taken into custody by a Gwinnett County SWAT team at an apartment complex off Satellite Drive in Gwinnett County, Georgia, as of 11:31 a.m. EST, March 12, 2005.

  in Culture — by Steve Huff — on Mar 12, 2005

• This is very important!!

  in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Mar 12, 2005

Gaming

• Most Important Video Games Ever (Part 2)

  THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!

  in Gaming — by Michele Catalano — on Mar 12, 2005