December 8, 2005 Archive

Music

• Concert Review: Ill Nino w/ Opiate for the Masses, Unbalanced, Junket on 12/7/05

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 08, 2005

• CD Review: Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

  Marvin Gaye's most fascinating album did NOT have the word "On" in the title.

  Review in Music — by Michael J. West — on Dec 08, 2005

• CD Review: The Doc Watson Family - Tradition

  Bluegrass legend pickin' and singing with his family. Back porch style.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Dec 08, 2005

• Yahoo to Offer Cheap Phone Calls and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Dec 08, 2005

• CD Review: The Howling Hex - You Can't Beat Tomorrow

  Despite this distance from what you're hearing, the natural approach manages to work wonders, Hagerty's controlling of all motion with his guitar displaying a mastery of how to ride one simple, effective riff to its atmospheric peak.

  Review in Music — by Cian Traynor — on Dec 08, 2005

• The Passing of a Musician

  Foregoing comment on John Lennon's death to mark the passing of a largely unheralded musician from a person's formative years.

  News in Music — by Tim Gebhart — on Dec 08, 2005

• France Goes Pop

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Dec 08, 2005

• Interview: Singer Song Writer Diana Darby

  ...all of the songs on the album could be applied to the women living in the laundries...it made the songs have a cohesion

  Interview in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 08, 2005

• White Stripes Nation Manifesto X: "Hotel Yorba"

  How many hotels must a man stay in before he... um... I'm not good at this, let me think...

  Review in Music — by monkey2man — on Dec 08, 2005

• CD Review: Rent (Soundtrack)

  So bad that it was good. Sort of.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Dec 08, 2005

• Remembering Lennon and Dancing on Dec. 8

  We remember John Lennon in our individual ways. I do it through dance.

  Opinion in Music — by Natalie Davis — on Dec 08, 2005

• CD Review: Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel

  Now I've got to get my own gadgets under control.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Dec 08, 2005

• CD Review: Line of Fire - S/T

  North Carolina-based group that's setting out to bring the melodic rock of the 80’s, roaring back to the 21st century.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Dec 08, 2005

• Music Playlist: John Lennon Covers

  25 Years ago today, Mark David Chapman murdered John Lennon. This list includes artists who remember him through his songs.

  News in Music — by Robert Burke — on Dec 08, 2005

• John and Yoko Write Back

  News in Music — by DAyTripper — on Dec 08, 2005

• CD Review: Dragonforce - Inhuman Rampage

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 08, 2005

• DVD Review: Kraftwerk - Minimum-Maximum

  At long last: the reclusive mensch-machines from Dusseldorf release an official "MusikFilm produkt"...

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Dec 08, 2005

• Single Review: Ready For The World "Oh Sheila"

  Melvin Riley is in love with a beautiful girl at school in the lascivious "Oh Sheila."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Dec 08, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Microsoft Launches Windows Live Local

  News in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on Dec 08, 2005

• NASA's Mike Griffin Explains Space Science Cuts

  "I am aware that many in the science community have questioned NASA's commitment to science."

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on Dec 08, 2005

• Sony Says "Oops, We Did It Again"

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Dec 08, 2005

Sports

• NFL Picks of a Thoughtful Fool, Week 14

  Wherein I Keep on Truckin’. Can you dig it?

  Opinion in Sports — by David Mazzotta — on Dec 08, 2005

• RJ's NFL Picks - Week 14

  Who dares challenge me?

  Opinion in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Dec 08, 2005

Culture

• It's Quiz Time 11

  Some questions to puzzle and confound - are you up to the mark? Free Prize Inside

  Opinion in Culture — by Aaman Lamba — on Dec 08, 2005

• Remembering John Lennon's Death

  At this point, I swear I hate that "Imagine" song worse than Huck Finn hated church on Sunday morning, and for similar reasons. Makes me want to shoot somebody myself.

  Opinion in Culture — by Al Barger — on Dec 08, 2005

• Why Modern Marriage is Unrealistic, and What Should Replace It

  To promise to stay together "until death do us part" now has a different meaning to it had 100, or 1,000 or more years ago.

  Opinion in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Dec 08, 2005

• Food for Thought: Gifts Good Enough to Eat

  One of the best, least expensive ways to show you care is by cooking or baking a gift for those you love.

  News in Culture — by Natalie Davis — on Dec 08, 2005

• Blogcritic Author Sued By Disney Mfg.

  In a stunningly quick lawsuit, Disney Mfg., has sued Blogcritics author, Alethinos59 over the satirical piece written only 45 minutes ago.

  Satire in Culture — by Marlowe — on Dec 08, 2005

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks - Nov. 26 to Dec. 2

  The best of the week that was ... and this means green cheese and macaroni.

  News in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Dec 08, 2005

• Disney Mfg., Shuts Down 'Bimbo' Line

  Satire in Culture — by Marlowe — on Dec 08, 2005

• Evil Office Collides With Evil Reporter....

  When liars, convicts, and reporters sleep together...well sort of.

  Opinion in Culture — by T Stoddart — on Dec 08, 2005

• Family, Friends, and It's a Wonderful Life Top Holiday Poll

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 08, 2005

• Blocked Artist - Mars Square Sun Neptune: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Dec 08, 2005

• Day By Day for December 08, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 08, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Dec 08, 2005

• Sore Spots to Watch Abound in the US Economy

  Amid the clouds of political posturing and punditry, here's a non-partisan list of things to worry about.

  Opinion in Culture — by J.C. Ernharth — on Dec 08, 2005

• Willow Creek Church Will Close Doors On Christmas Sunday

  Willow Creek Community Church outside Chicago, Sunday morning generally features eight worship services at four locations with 15,000 people attending. On Christmas Sunday this year, their doors will be closed.

  Opinion in Culture — by Bird of Paradise — on Dec 08, 2005

• Brian Flemming's Lonely Christmas

  Let's all keep Brian Flemming in our prayers this Christmas.

  Opinion in Culture — by Al Barger — on Dec 08, 2005

• Pearl Harbor Day In Hawaii--64-Years Later

  Today is December 7th. At 7:55 am my house was rocked with the roar of low-flying military jets. A tight formation of F-16s curled over Mililani on their way to a fly-over of Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial. It was at 7:55 am on this date in 1941

  News in Culture — by Bird of Paradise — on Dec 08, 2005

Video

• The Trailer Park: An American Haunting

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 08, 2005

• Movie Review: Surviving Christmas

  Surviving Christmas represents a sterling example of a Christmas-season eyesore.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Dec 08, 2005

• Movie Review: S.W.A.T.

  Even the die-hard fans of TV series will most likely be disappointed.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Dec 08, 2005

Politics

• Are American Taxpayers paying the families of Palestinian Homicide Bombers?

  News in Politics — by Bob Greenspan — on Dec 08, 2005

• Why We Can't Pull Out Of Iraq... Yet

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Dec 08, 2005

• Sham World Trade Talks

  Opinion in Politics — by Samboma — on Dec 08, 2005

• Tucker Carlson Tricks Audience, Teasing Them To Watch Conservative "Pseudo-Expert"

  Why wasn't Carlson honest with his audience about the "evil" his guest wanted to discuss?

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Dec 08, 2005

• Following the Toll Road to Find the News

  I think we are talking about the survival of Israel as a country.

  News in Politics — by Ruvy — on Dec 08, 2005

• Final 9-11 Project Report Critical of Federal Response

  The 9-11 Project report gave the federal government failing grades on terrorism prevention. The mainstream media yawned.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Dec 08, 2005

• 35 Percent Approval for Bush?

  But think about this: Spokane approved of Jim West at about the same rate as the US currently approves of the president.

  Opinion in Politics — by Chancelucky — on Dec 08, 2005

• Bush Administration Seeks To Gut Environmental Right-To-Know Law

  Under the plan, 922 communities would lose all information on what companies release into our land, water and air.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Dec 08, 2005

Books

• Book Review: The Unseen Queen by Troy Denning

  It's a Star Wars book about stuff that's not in the movie. Only hardcore (or obsessive) fans need apply.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Dec 08, 2005

• Book Review: Undead And Unwed

  Review in Books — by Deepti Lamba — on Dec 08, 2005

• Book Review: A Theory Of Everything : An Integral Vision For Business, Politics, Science And Spirituality By Ken Wilber

  Turns out the book is more like “The Ken Wilber Reader” - a condensed primer on his exhaustive theory of integral consciousness.

  Review in Books — by David Desjardins — on Dec 08, 2005

• Book Review: Clapton's Guitar Allen St. John

  "Well you get a pile of really nice wood and a sharp whittling knife...carve away everything that isn't a guitar"

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 08, 2005