May 5, 2006 Archive

Music

• CD Reviews: Indie Round-Up for May 4 2006 - The Holy Fire, Jeremiah Lockwood, Scott Weis

  Full of sound and fury and signifying something.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on May 05, 2006

• CD Review: Joey DeFrancesco - Organic Vibes

  Joey DeFrancesco has put together a tight, solid band, and turned out a great album.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on May 05, 2006

• Concert Review: John Martyn - Wolverhampton

  John Martyn performed a moving, memorable concert on May 3rd in the UK.

  Review in Music — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on May 05, 2006

• Greg Graffin Writes Book and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Bad Religion's Greg Graffin, Google, Hard-Fi and Billy Bragg round out today's music and tech news update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on May 05, 2006

• CD Review: Demolition Doll Rods - There is a Difference

  Almost every song is akin to a horny August afternoon where the heat pulses and sensualizes every action.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on May 05, 2006

• CD Review: Brandtson - Hello, Control

  Hello, Control successfully escapes into mixes that sound like Depeche Mode or New Order smacking into Franz Ferdinand.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on May 05, 2006

• The Friday Morning Listen: The Donnas

  That very unhappy odor of burning wire.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 05, 2006

• Uncle Seth Podcast #2: Remembering Matt Osborne

  Mattthew John Osborne (1972-2004) was the best musician you've never heard of.

  Opinion in Music — by Jay Moonah — on May 05, 2006

• Keith Richards Falls From Tree, Damages Coconut

  "Good to be here, good to be anywhere."

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 05, 2006

• CD Review: Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Brotherman in the Fatherland

  Kirk’s gift for transforming jazz was indicative of the angels that possessed him.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on May 05, 2006

• CD Review: Neil Young - Living With War

  With guns blazing against apathy, Neil Young's latest is an assault against the insanity of war.

  Review in Music — by Ray Ellis — on May 05, 2006

• CD Review: Cordovan - Highway 10 Blues

  This kind of breakthrough Internet music publishing seems to have had both positive and negative effects on the end result.

  Review in Music — by Paul Jordan, Sr. — on May 05, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: The Proposition

  A brutal and uncompromising Western, not to be missed.

  Review in Video — by Brian K — on May 05, 2006

• Movie Review: Friends with Money

  Like a cup of chamomile tea that contains a drop of arsenic, Friends with Money is not easy to digest.

  Review in Video — by A. Horbal — on May 05, 2006

• Thoughts on Dateline’s “To Catch a Predator”

  Dateline NBC has an ongoing series of reports where they trap sexual predators searching the Internet for underage teen sex.

  Opinion in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on May 05, 2006

• New Movie Releases and Box Office Predictions: Mission Impossible III, An American Haunting, Hoot

  Plus The Promise, Brick, and Transamerica.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 05, 2006

• TV Review: Survivor: Panama - Exile Island - Episode 12

  Shane! Come back! Oh, wait... this is Survivor. Shane, go home! Go home!

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on May 05, 2006

• DVD Review: Chelovek s kino-apparatom

  To say it is influential to visual artists everywhere is a gross understatement.

  Review in Video — by Lucas McNelly — on May 05, 2006

• Movie Review: Somersault

  While it is an intriguing character study of a life in crisis, there’s not much more to the paper-thin plot.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on May 05, 2006

• Han Shoots First on 9/12/2006: Original Stars Wars Films on DVD

  "What's the big deal?" Well, let me tell you.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 05, 2006

• Movie Review: Joyeux Noël

  This French film serves up a heady brew made from a poignant mix of gladness and grief...

  Review in Video — by A. Horbal — on May 05, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Colonizing Mercury, Could It Be Done?

  Mercury is a very barren and harsh planet. But what if technology revealed precious metals beneath its surface?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Darnell Clayton — on May 05, 2006

• Website Review: ABC Tests Online Streams of Hit Shows

  The free stream crashed twice, but fans watched hit TV shows with only three minutes of commercials. Not bad, if it doesn't freeze.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Jointblog — on May 05, 2006

• Help Girls Fly And Achieve Other Fantastic Feats

  Women experts in engineering, mathematics, science, and technology are needed to present at Sally Ride Science Festivals for girls.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Lisa Tolliver — on May 05, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Linux Desktop Pocket Guide by David Brickner

  An invaluable resource for those looking to make the Linux Desktop work for them.

  Review in Books — by John Bambenek — on May 05, 2006

• Book Review: Google: The Missing Manual by Milstein, Biersdorfer, and MacDonald

  Looking to get the most out of Google and its latest tools? Get this book.

  Review in Books — by John Bambenek — on May 05, 2006

• Book Review: Sorcery Rising - Fool's Gold - Book One by Jude Fisher

  More than just a good first book of a series, it's also just a pleasure to read.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on May 05, 2006

• Book Review: Mozart and His Operas by David Cairns

  Si vuol ballare... (or, do you wanna dance?)

  Review in Books — by Quo Vadis — on May 05, 2006

• Book Review: The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard

  He was a fearless explorer and President of the United States. This is a ripping tale of Teddy Roosevelt's greatest adventure.

  Review in Books — by Nik Dirga — on May 05, 2006

• Book Review: Requiem for New Orleans by Mike Sharpe

  Sharpe believes the model of a requiem mass is appropriate for a disaster in which the "biblical proportions are manifest".

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on May 05, 2006

• Book Review: Photoshop Digital Studio Cookbook Series

  User Manual: A series of Ancient Aramaic riddles translated into Medieval English by a Swahili bus driver, using a Latin/Gaelic dictionary.

  Review in Books — by Annie — on May 05, 2006

Gaming

• Reservoir Dogs Fires Up Gaming World

  The real draw: The game will, depending on a player’s skill, fill in some long unanswered questions about the movie.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on May 05, 2006

• Warhammer Online Trailer Released

  The E3 trailer for the upcoming Warhammer MMORPG has been released.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on May 05, 2006

• Nintendo Wii Coming In October?

  The console with the funny name might hit stores sometime in October or November if Midway’s title releases are accurate.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on May 05, 2006

• Crash Boom Bang! Coming To Nintendo DS

  A new DS-exclusive Crash Bandicoot has been announced.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on May 05, 2006

• Nintendo DS Review: Tetris DS

  Tetris - now on two screens!

  Review in Gaming — by Kevin Cortez — on May 05, 2006

• Gaming: A Stagnant Puddle of Mediocrity

  The answer? New IPs or innovation, that is the question.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Rob Faraldi — on May 05, 2006

• PS2 Review: Armored Core Nine Breaker (EU)

  More mechanical mayhem? Or manhandled muddled mess?

  Review in Gaming — by Andrew Ogier — on May 05, 2006

• Gaming Round Up for 05/04/06

  Wii driving game, GameCube pricedrop, Sony PS3 and MSG at the movies.

  News in Gaming — by AS — on May 05, 2006

Culture

• Godsmack, Wolfmother, Stephen Colbert, Gnarls Barkley, Ghostface Killah, Peggy Lee, more

  Roy Trakin's random rants on popular culture.

  Opinion in Culture — by Roy Trakin — on May 05, 2006

• Failed Relationship - Saturn in the 7th House: Astrology-Based Advice

  Hello Elsa! A relationship of mine ended recently and I can't help but wonder what happened.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on May 05, 2006

• Long, Green Mile

  "You will never again get a chance to speak and that’s an appropriate and fair ending."

  Opinion in Culture — by Kable — on May 05, 2006

• Day By Day for May 05, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for May 05, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on May 05, 2006

• Suicide Clubs: My Journey Into Darkness

  I understand pain so deep it feels like your soul is dying. But as long as there is life, there is hope.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ruthie — on May 05, 2006

• Helium Knowledge Does Pay But...Ouch!!

  Too much Helium and French hate pays?

  Opinion in Culture — by Bugsey — on May 05, 2006

Politics

• Israeli Politics -- The Government Embraces a Path of Evil

  This nation embarked on a path of evil over a generation ago. Where will it end? What will it cost?

  Opinion in Politics — by Ruvy — on May 05, 2006

• Eliot Spitzer: Vote for Me - I Love Illegals!

  In hiring illegal immigrants, employers made a deal with the Devil, and Eliot Spitzer has come to enforce the contract.

  Opinion in Politics — by Nicholas Stix — on May 05, 2006

• Satire: Pope Revealed As Anti-Christian Bigot

  That the Pope should now come out on the same side as these anti-Jesus child molesters is extremely disappointing to say the least.

  Satire in Politics — by The Fifth Dentist — on May 05, 2006

• Bush Slips Lower in the Polls

  The president's numbers are the worst they've ever been, and conservatives are driving him down.

  News in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on May 05, 2006

• Satire: A Godless Nation Saved by the National Day of Prayer!

  Was your National Day of Prayer as great in the love of the Lord as mine was?

  Satire in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on May 05, 2006

• "Reform Lite" - Tastes Great, Less Feeling!

  You will never "underpay" a cook. He will simply eat the difference in what he thinks you short him.

  Opinion in Politics — by Paul Jordan, Sr. — on May 05, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 119

  I've been Google-eyed.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on May 05, 2006

Sports

• NHL Playoffs: Round Two

  Round Two is on its way. Read this, and you'll know who's going to win. Maybe.

  Opinion in Sports — by Warren Kelly — on May 05, 2006

• Auto Racing: The VAG Group and Formula 1

  Why is the VW Audi group not involved in Formula 1?

  Opinion in Sports — by Ashleigh Charlesworth — on May 05, 2006