October 12, 2005 Archive

Music

• CD Review: Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar

  Review in Music — by Tim Gebhart — on Oct 12, 2005

• CD Review: Depeche Mode, Playing the Angel

  Review in Music — by Scott C. Smith — on Oct 12, 2005

• Concert Review: Judas Priest w/ Anthrax 10/11

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 12, 2005

• Hate and the Music Industry

  It's no secret. The music industry has a bit of a problem with its public image. Yesterday I spotted two articles that exemplify the problem.

  Opinion in Music — by Glenn Peoples — on Oct 12, 2005

• Music Playlist: Songs For A Divorce Party

  The perfect soundtrack to make yourself feel better in case of divorce or breakup.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on Oct 12, 2005

• CD Review: Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News [DualDisc]

  Sell your original Good News album on eBay today and get this DualDisc!

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Oct 12, 2005

• DVD Review: Jerry Garcia Band - Live At Shoreline

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Oct 12, 2005

• Google to Start Doing Charity Work and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Oct 12, 2005

• INXS Shares the Love With Rockstar Runner-up On Tour

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 12, 2005

• The Burning Spear still in flames

  "The music have to be strong and the message cutting"- Burning Spear

  Review in Music — by Joel Savage — on Oct 12, 2005

• CD Review: All Tomorrow's Party - Yoo Doo Right, Yoo Doo Slide

  Review in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Oct 12, 2005

• CD Review: Get Me on a Road - um, no

  Joya is yet another group trying to ape Chris Martin's success and managing to make music even more boring.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 12, 2005

• CD Review: The Index Masters

  Wall of Voodoo even make Cash's 'Ring of Fire' sound new and original.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 12, 2005

• Yet Another "Favorite Guitar Solo" Post

  Bloggers discuss favorite - not best - guitar solos

  Opinion in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Oct 12, 2005

• Review: Lambchop/Hands Off Cuba - CoLAB

  The experimental underbelly of Nashville is exposed in a collaboration where mellow meets mechanical. It's better than it sounds.

  Review in Music — by Pete Blackwell — on Oct 12, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Touching on touch: the serial sense

  No wonder the robot-makers have so many problems with their inventions carrying a glass of water.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Oct 12, 2005

• Wow - Lost and Desperate... on your new Video iPod

  Tiny television, big step. ...

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

Video

• The Trailer Park: Dragons - Metal Ages

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 12, 2005

• DVD Review: Unleashed

  Awful DVD, spectacular (if far-reaching) film.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 12, 2005

• DVD Review: Saints & Soldiers

  Impressive on all fronts. Proof that a small budget doesn’t mean a small movie.

  Review in Video — by Nehring — on Oct 12, 2005

• Movie Review: The Constant Gardener and Lord of War: No Evidence

  A melodrama, a comic book, and their authors' recreational politics.

  Review in Video — by Alan Dale — on Oct 12, 2005

• TV Review: CSI NY

  The mystery of who has left the team in the Big Apple is solved.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Oct 12, 2005

• Earl Hickey: Primetime Prophet

  Haven't yet sampled the trashy delights of My Name is Earl? Let teletart convince you.

  Opinion in Video — by teletart — on Oct 12, 2005

• DVD Review: The Last Horror Movie

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 12, 2005

• Movie Review: Super Size Me

  Super Size Me's aftereffects are daunting enough to prevent anyone from pulling up to a drive-thru after viewing.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Oct 12, 2005

• Movie Review: The Milagro Beanfield War

  Robert Redford's second feature possesses too many instances where its elation is broken up by unnecessarily erratic scenes.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Oct 12, 2005

• Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 10-11-2005

  You can't get high licking toads in Scotland, but the toads like it. I'm the Scottish late-night Fabio.

  Review in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Oct 12, 2005

• TV Review: Real World: Austin 10/12/05

  This episode was one big yawn

  Review in Video — by Regina Avalos — on Oct 12, 2005

• Movie Review: Flightplan

  Review in Video — by Casper — on Oct 12, 2005

• TV Review: Gilmore Girls 6.5

  We've got magic to do...

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Oct 12, 2005

Politics

• The Real Middle East Dominos

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael D. Bryan — on Oct 12, 2005

• In the Middle: Harriet Miers

  Should Harriet Miers be confirmed as Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court? Two sides dig in...

  Opinion in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on Oct 12, 2005

• "Racist" Bill Bennett Still Clueless On Racial Issues

  Bill Bennett is either clueless when it comes to racial issues or he is an outright bigot.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Oct 12, 2005

• Iraqi Constitution: What's The Brouhaha About?

  Iraqi constitution leaves the authority over a variety of actions to "the law", as legislated by the representative council.

  Opinion in Politics — by Spincycle — on Oct 12, 2005

• Major Pol Chick Prevails In Germany; Improves Hillary's Chances

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Oct 12, 2005

• The FBI's Latest Conspiracy Theory

  Opinion in Politics — by JCB — on Oct 12, 2005

• Dobson Backtracks, Says "Confidential Conversations" With Rove Not "Incendiary"

  What is an "assurance"? The Senate Judiciary Committee may still ask, in spite of Dobson's spin today.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Oct 12, 2005

• Don't Blame the Devil This Halloween

  Opinion in Politics — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Oct 12, 2005

Culture

• Let Me Help You Become Rich

  Let Me Help You Become Rich...

  Satire in Culture — by Bob Greenspan — on Oct 12, 2005

• Jacquelyne Love's Fashion for Passion

  Review in Culture — by Connie Phillips — on Oct 12, 2005

• The Sadistic Practice of the "First Kiss"

  Don't act like your first kiss wasn't awkward ...

  Opinion in Culture — by Chelsea Smith — on Oct 12, 2005

• Wants a Man - Mars in Capricorn: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 12, 2005

• Day By Day for October 12, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 12, 2005

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

• I Shot a Family Member To Death Today

  He was just too dangerous to live.

  Opinion in Culture — by Al Barger — on Oct 12, 2005

Sports

• Futon Report: White Sox suffer from Byrd flu in Game 1

  Angels fly directly into 3-2 victory in ALCS opener ... Cards' Carpenter aims to sculpt win vs. Astros

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 12, 2005

• Players, Prayer, And Football Coaches

  Opinion in Sports — by theco — on Oct 12, 2005

Gaming

• PSP Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06

  Better on the fairway than the home versions, worse on the greens.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 12, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Sunday Money

  A year around the country in a motorhome, watching NASCAR and the people who love it.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Oct 12, 2005

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Snags First Quills Book of the Year Award

  News in Books — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 12, 2005

• Book Review: Bangkok Tattoo

  Review in Books — by Jonathan Zabel — on Oct 12, 2005

• Next Week in the Bookstore: Mao, Armstrong, Shakespeare, and Lemony Snicket

  Lemony Snicket has "art too awful to show." Strunk's new style guide also is illustrated. Awful? Wait 'til next week...

  News in Books — by DrPat — on Oct 12, 2005

• Book Review: Degrassi Generations

  ...Degrassi Generations is all about gloss and shine. The streets around Queen St East and Degrassi never looked this clean and polished.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 12, 2005