September 18, 2005 Archive

Music

• CD Review: The Jason Sinay Band

  The Jason Sinay Band falls into the trap that has snagged so many "musicians' musicians" in the past.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Sep 18, 2005

• CD Review: Chris Pierce, Static Trampoline

  Superb vocals, musical variety, fine musicianship and, not least, a delighful sense of play make this debut a winner.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Sep 18, 2005

• DVD/CD Review: Dickey Betts and Great Southern - Back Where It All Begins—Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

  Review in Music — by Joe Battista — on Sep 18, 2005

• CD Review: Raging Bull Soundtrack

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Sep 18, 2005

• Review: Nada Surf - The Weight is a Gift

  The Weight is a Gift is Nada Surf's fourth full length and their most mature release since the band's inception.

  Review in Music — by Matthew Montgomery — on Sep 18, 2005

• Concert Review: Disturbed w/ Ill Nino 9/16/05

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 18, 2005

• Want to help Red Cross and get some great music?

  News in Music — by Zaldor — on Sep 18, 2005

• Rick Ray Releases 28th Album-Temporary World

  News in Music — by MuzikMan — on Sep 18, 2005

• Review: The Vanity Project

  It is, in fact, a solid album of Steven Page at his best; music that is strong and lyrics that are meaningful.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Sep 18, 2005

• Neal Schon To Appear On The Classic Metal Show!

  It should be a killer show!

  News in Music — by Chris Akin — on Sep 18, 2005

• Review: Experiencing Peter Allen Again - The Boy from Oz

  Review in Music — by Silas Kain — on Sep 18, 2005

Books

• Book Review: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

  I'm not one of those navel-gazing, crystal-wearing, pipe-smoking, new-age freaks. There, I feel much better.

  Review in Books — by Psychedelic Pariah — on Sep 18, 2005

• Book Review: The Old Ball Game by Frank Deford

  From the polo fields of the gentleman came the passtime of the everyman.

  Review in Books — by James O'Neil — on Sep 18, 2005

• Book Review: The Perfect Speculator by Brad Koteshwar

  Review in Books — by Businessorati — on Sep 18, 2005

• E-Books to the Rescue

  Opinion in Books — by Chris Franklin — on Sep 18, 2005

• Book Review: Girl Reporter Sinks School by Linda Ellerbee

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Sep 18, 2005

• Book Review: New Glory: Expanding America’s Global Supremacy by Ralph Peters

  Ralph Peters, soldier, adventurer, writer and now historian has a simple premise: America is good for the World!

  Review in Books — by Tom Donelson — on Sep 18, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Computer Bug and Security News 9/18/05

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Sep 18, 2005

• Google - Too Much Power?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Scott Butki — on Sep 18, 2005

Video

• The Emmys: I'm Issuing Gag Orders

  Opinion in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Sep 18, 2005

• TV Addict Confessions: September 18, 2005

  This week The Simpsons 17th Season Premiere and Survivor: Guatemala are reviewed.

  Review in Video — by Matt Maltese — on Sep 18, 2005

• 2005 Emmy Predictions: Just Under the Wire

  Opinion in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 18, 2005

• Emmy Predictions

  Here are predictions on tonight's Emmy awards. Why is Desperate Housewives a Comedy again?

  Opinion in Video — by Chip Ross — on Sep 18, 2005

• Review: Earthsea Miniseries on DVD

  Review in Video — by Ashok K. Banker — on Sep 18, 2005

• Anime 101

  Opinion in Video — by Lindsay Beaumont — on Sep 18, 2005

• Why Nightwatch (2005) Has Exceeded Matrix (1999) and Constantine (2005)

  Review in Video — by 10Clubs — on Sep 18, 2005

• 2005 Fall Line-Up Reviews : Take 4 – Threshold

  Aliens, abductees and investigators oh my!

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Sep 18, 2005

• Movie Review: Million Dollar Baby

  “You’re gonna cry,” the ticket-seller, a Spanish lady in her late fifties, told me. And she was right. Million Dollar

  Review in Video — by Nicholas Stix — on Sep 18, 2005

• TV Review: Terry

  Review in Video — by Vince Chan — on Sep 18, 2005

• Matt's Emmy Predictions: Part 3

  Opinion in Video — by Matt Maltese — on Sep 18, 2005

Culture

• Review: The Dragons' Trilogy, by Robert Lepage

  How can you sum up 325 minutes of theatre that whirls with imagery, pulses with energy and buzzes with ideas?

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 18, 2005

• Time for Lunch?

  Not really, no.

  Opinion in Culture — by bhw — on Sep 18, 2005

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Comics Page

  The funnies for Sept.18,05

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Sep 18, 2005

• Predictions - The NFL winners in Week 2

  Opinion in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Sep 18, 2005

• Day By Day for September 18, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 18, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 18, 2005

• Cleaning House: astrology-based advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Sep 18, 2005

• Cardiac Problems and Computer Failures

  The implanted computers I raved about last night were today reported malfunctioning occasionally. Worry?

  Opinion in Culture — by Howard Dratch — on Sep 18, 2005

Politics

• Bear Flag League Bloggers Attend the California Republican Party Convention

  The California Republican Party held a Saturday morning salon for bloggers at their convention.

  News in Politics — by Justene Adamec — on Sep 18, 2005

• Bush: U.S. Must Work to Join Third World

  Satire in Politics — by The Fifth Dentist — on Sep 18, 2005

• The Incompetent Chimp To The Rescue: How Will Our President Screw Up This Time?

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Sep 18, 2005

• Bill Clinton's racial demagoguery on This Week with George Stephanopoulos

  Those are very carefully crafted words obviously engineered to stoke resentment and racial paranoia in the black community.

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on Sep 18, 2005

• Paying For The Past: Canadian Compensation

  It is an extremely difficult yet essential task ... finding the balance between compensation and preferred treatment.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 18, 2005

Sports

• Urb Your Enthusiasm: Meyer's coaching carousel from Bowling Green to Florida

  Three schools in five years. Where did Urban Meyer come from and how high can he fly?

  Review in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 18, 2005

Gaming

• Holy Toledo Batman: New PSP Games

  We have had a drought for six months, now the flood gates open.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Sep 18, 2005

• Xbox Review: Rogue Ops

  Splinter Cell lite? Not even close.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 18, 2005