October 28, 2006 Archive

Music

• Band Of The Week: Kelwan

  Kelwan has an alt.rock sound reminiscent of the late 90s, but with a little Metallica thrown in.

  Interview in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Oct 28, 2006

• Music Review: John Prine - Fair & Square

  Although Fair & Square wasn't written for you alone, it sure feels like it was.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 28, 2006

• Music Reviews: Evanescence, Kamelot, Meatloaf, Rattlesnake Remedy, Riot, and Ruffians Plus Angra

  Marty's Musical Meltdown brings you the reviews for another stack of metal CDs.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 28, 2006

• Music Review: Jane's Addiction - Up From The Catacombs

  Jane's Addiction finally get the best-of they deserve in this fine seventeen-song collection from Rhino.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Oct 28, 2006

• Dio To Tour With Black Sabbath Members Again

  I like the Ozzy years of Black Sabbath as much as the next guy...

  News in Music — by Chris Puzak — on Oct 28, 2006

• Who Was The Real All-American Boy? Elvis, Bobby Bare, Or...

  And there was also the inevitable attraction that teenagers have always felt for anything new and a little... dangerous.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Oct 28, 2006

• Music DVD Review: Eric Clapton - Live At Montreux 1986

  This concert took place at the Montreux Jazz Festival during Clapton's world tour supporting his August album of 1986.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Oct 28, 2006

• Freedmen's Bureau Documents to Go Online and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Digitized Freedmen's documents, Six Apart's Vox, Snow Patrol, and Microsoft's Vista in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Oct 28, 2006

• Music Review: Ben Folds - Supersunnyspeedgraphic, the LP

  It's all been done before, but this release of pre-recorded songs is more than worth your attention.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Martin — on Oct 28, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Catch a Fire

  What will your children say about you?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 28, 2006

• DVD Review: Reds - 25th Anniversary Edition

  An epic masterpiece that is more relevant today than it was 25 years ago.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Oct 28, 2006

• Movie Review: Eloise - Little Miss Christmas

  Underneath its ooey gooey Christmas surface, Eloise is still largely rotten.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Oct 28, 2006

• Movie Review: Saw III

  Live or die -- make your choice.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 28, 2006

Culture

• Hell.com vs. Heaven.com Alexa Rankings: Who Wins?

  Opposing spiritual forces on the 'net.

  Satire in Culture — by Berrybusyblog — on Oct 28, 2006

• Photo Essay: Chasing the Working Women of Delhi in the Morning Rush Hour

  Picture portraits of the brave women of India who have chosen to live a tough but independent life.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Oct 28, 2006

• Turn Off the Media Bullies

  Don’t most Americans believe in building community, rather than unleashing pitbulls?

  Opinion in Culture — by Robert Brady — on Oct 28, 2006

• Sirius-ly Funny: Now I Remember Why I Miss Howard Stern

  Howard Stern didn't just make me laugh this week. He may have saved my job by keeping me awake at my desk.

  Opinion in Culture — by Glen Boyd — on Oct 28, 2006

• Day By Day for October 28, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 28, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Oct 28, 2006

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks: October 18 through October 24

  The best of the past week, autumn leaves edition.

  News in Culture — by Lisa McKay — on Oct 28, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

  These are Fragile Things that the passage of time will have difficulty folding, bending, or mutilating.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 28, 2006

• Book Review: A Great Feast of Light by John Doyle

  It depicts television's role in documenting and precipitating social change, and the wonder of seeing a new world onscreen.

  Review in Books — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Oct 28, 2006

• Thank You, Neil Gaiman

  "The most important thing, if you want to be a writer, is to finish."

  Opinion in Books — by Bonnie — on Oct 28, 2006

Politics

• Religious Conservatives Righteously Indignant Over Apparently Gay-Friendly Old Party

  GOP has been revealed to be far more "gay-friendly" than religious conservatives have previously been lead to believe.

  Opinion in Politics — by Margaret Romao Toigo — on Oct 28, 2006

Sports

• World Series Game 5: St. Louis Cardinals Are Poetic Champs

  In other news, a young sports editor attempts to bastardize Ernest L. Thayer's classic poem.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 28, 2006

• Tiger Woods Can't Match the Mental Toughness of a 14-Year-Old Girl

  You want to talk about mental toughness? Look no further than MacKenzie Kline.

  Opinion in Sports — by Wade Pearse — on Oct 28, 2006