February 14, 2007 Archive

Music

• Music Review: David Martin - Something In Your Eyes

  David Martin is a blonde, blue-eye heartthrob with the voice of an angel. What was I thinking?

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Feb 14, 2007

• Music Review: Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven First Annual Camp Out Live

  Take the skinheads bowling and go camping with Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Feb 14, 2007

• Elliott Smith Rarities Set, New Moon, to be Released May 8

  The second posthumous release from the talented singer/songwriter will be a collection of rarities from 1995-97.

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Feb 14, 2007

• Music Review: The Apples In Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder

  This album gives me hope for the future of pop-rock.

  Review in Music — by Anna Creech — on Feb 14, 2007

• Music Review: Stefano Bollani - Piano Solo

  Imagine you're standing in the center isle of a cathedral in the middle of the night.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Feb 14, 2007

• Music Review: Type O Negative - Dead Again

  The Drab Four return with a new collection of punk infused doom and gloom dirges.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 14, 2007

• Music Review: Legion of The Damned - Sons of The Jackal

  Thrash metal purveyors fire a deadly shot over the bow of the ship 2007, with their sophomore album.

  Review in Music — by Brian Gould — on Feb 14, 2007

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Consequence, Metermaids & Sentence, Three 6 Mafia, Lil Mama, ORESKA Band, and Josh Groban

  The goodie bag contains all sorts of digital treats for Blogcritics Magazine readers. Enjoy!

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Feb 14, 2007

• Retro Redux: Alabama's Randy Owen Is Only Human

  Holy Cow. Randy Owen, the lead singer of country group Alabama, has turned into a geezer!

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Feb 14, 2007

Gaming

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: New Rally-X

  Wait, wasn't this free on the 360 already?

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 14, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Ms. Pac-Man

  The Xbox Live Arcade game two whole people were looking for.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 14, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Paperboy

  Since when are sewer grates deadly?

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 14, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Root Beer Tapper

  When you were drunk back in the '80s, this was fun. Sober in the new millennium, well, not so much.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 14, 2007

Culture

• BCRadio Podcast February 14, 2007 - 24, Anna Nicole Smith, & Aaron McMullan

  Dawn Olsen on Anna Nicole Smith, Mary Williams on '24,' and Aaron "The Duke" McMullan

  Opinion in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Feb 14, 2007

• Uncle Seth Podcast #26: Songs You Wish You Wrote

  Now why didn't I think of that?!?

  Opinion in Culture — by Jay Moonah — on Feb 14, 2007

• Theater Review: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

  Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin turn up the marital heat and hate at the Ahmanson in downtown Los Angeles.

  Review in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Feb 14, 2007

• Making Love in Pakistan: An Introduction

  I will be trying to probe into the mixed-sex dynamics of this Islamic nation.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Feb 14, 2007

• Satire: Santa Mad About Valentine's Day, Lack of Money

  Santa threatens to end Christmas.

  Satire in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Feb 14, 2007

• Flying For Business Trips: What to Do When You’re in the Air

  Traveling by plane can be a pain in the butt - and not just because the seats aren’t well-cushioned.

  Opinion in Culture — by J Jordan — on Feb 14, 2007

• Scared of Personal Ads and Dating Online - Sun, Venus, Mars, Mercury in Aquarius: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I would not call my personal ad a resounding success.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Feb 14, 2007

• Too Late To The Party?

  Are parent blogs inadvisable or even immoral?

  Opinion in Culture — by Stephen Connolly — on Feb 14, 2007

• Ted Haggard - 100% Heterosexual

  Last week, defrocked and disgraced Rev. Ted Haggard held a press conference to announce he is no longer gay.

  Opinion in Culture — by Lono — on Feb 14, 2007

• Valentine's Day Advice from The Good Doctor

  What's the worst kind of love? The kind that never happens.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dr. Tim — on Feb 14, 2007

Video

• An Interview with Zack Snyder, Director of 300

  The director of the upcoming Spartan epic 300 talks about Frank Miller's graphic novel, making a movie that kicks ass, and more.

  Interview in Video — by Neil Miller — on Feb 14, 2007

• Gray Matters Contest: Show The World Your Best Kiss

  Show off your skills for a chance to win a $100 gift card to iTunes or Sephora.

  News in Video — by Anna Creech — on Feb 14, 2007

• Independent Film News: Four Eyed Monsters Valentine's Day Screenings

  Four Eyed Monsters screens in over 30 cities on Valentine's Day (and will soon be out on DVD).

  News in Video — by Steve Rhodes — on Feb 14, 2007

• TV Review: American Idol 6 - Episode 9: Hollywood Rounds

  The dreams of 132 contestants are dashed to pieces during the grueling Hollywood auditions.

  Review in Video — by Toni Schwartz — on Feb 14, 2007

• Movie Review: Close To Home

  A timely and insightful view of daily life in the turbulent Middle East.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Feb 14, 2007

• TV Review: S6:8 and S6:9 of 24: The Good, the Bald, and the Ugly

  Jack soldiers on to fight not for just a cause or the country but more for the concept of why people climb mountains: because it is there.

  Review in Video — by Victor Lana — on Feb 14, 2007

• The Weekly Horror Double Bill: My Bloody Valentine and Valentine

  The perfect movies for anyone who didn't get a Valentine's Day card?

  Review in Video — by Ian Woolstencroft — on Feb 14, 2007

• DVD Review: John Tucker Must Die Lifts Valentine's Blues

  Light-hearted, fun, and appealing... even for the over-20 crowd.

  Review in Video — by Darrell Goodliffe — on Feb 14, 2007

• MeeVee Interviews Jericho Star Skeet Ulrich

  In Jericho, Skeet Ulrich plays Jake Green, an unlikely hero with a secret past.

  Interview in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Feb 14, 2007

• MeeVee TV Interviews Jason Ritter and Lizzy Caplan of The Class

  We got to chatting about onscreen make-out sessions, gossip blogs, and Jason's unique brush with death.

  Interview in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Feb 14, 2007

• Q: Why Has Alan Smithee Directed So Many Bad Movies?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Video — by Mental_Floss — on Feb 14, 2007

• DVD Review: Band of Angels

  Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, and Sidney Poitier together in a tale of the South.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 14, 2007

• DVD Review: Steve Martin - The Wild and Crazy Comedy Collection

  Steve Martin is one wild and crazy guy.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Feb 14, 2007

• TV Review: Jericho - "The Day Before"

  The series receives a much needed dip into the past.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 14, 2007

Tastes

• Chocolate! Part One

  As a child, I scarfed up the typical treats like 3 Musketeers, Hershey Bars, and of course every kid’s favorite, M&Ms

  Opinion in Tastes — by Mary K. Williams — on Feb 14, 2007

• Putting Chocolate on the Sustainable Table

  When chocolate is purchased through Sustainable Table, both farmers and the environment benefit.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Jenn Jordan — on Feb 14, 2007

• Chewgars: Cigars for Those with Fur

  Chewgars are about as unique a gift as they make. No other present gives your dog the ability to unwind after a hard day of work.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Jenn Jordan — on Feb 14, 2007

• Full Fat, Full Flavor, Full Health

  Sadly, it was very true. The low fat, low carb propaganda bullet had struck again.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Bill Soukoreff — on Feb 14, 2007

Politics

• Ehren Watada, Abu Ghraib and America's Conscience

  The Geneva Conventions, the Gold Standard by which a country's behavior in wartime is judged, were suddenly being dismissed like a frivolous, annoying Kyoto Treaty.

  Opinion in Politics — by Kati Irons — on Feb 14, 2007

• If You’re Proud to be an American, You’ve Got to be a Blithering Idiot

  What can we do to make America a country we can be proud of?

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Feb 14, 2007

• The Hypocrisy of Insider Trading Laws

  When we outlaw some forms of unfairness while ignoring or even encouraging other forms of it, isn't that in itself unfair?

  Opinion in Politics — by Terry Mitchell — on Feb 14, 2007

• Democrats Flip Flop on Bush Iraq Policy

  Bush sucks because he likes to police the world. In other and completely unrelated news, let's save the people of Darfur.

  Opinion in Politics — by Media Tycoon — on Feb 14, 2007

Books

• Book Review: Point and Shoot by G.D. Baum

  Lock is an ex-cop turned private investigator, who is also a karate expert - which is good because almost no one seems to like him.

  Review in Books — by Simon Barrett — on Feb 14, 2007

• Magazine Review: A Barnyard Quartet

  Four magazines for the self-sufficient homesteader and small farmer.

  Review in Books — by Ed Rust — on Feb 14, 2007

• Book Review: The Call of the Weird - Travels in American Subcultures by Louis Theroux

  A light, unique and eye-opening work with a focus on some of America’s fringe issues and social nooks and crannies.

  Review in Books — by Brandon Daviet — on Feb 14, 2007

• Book Review: Abraham's Well by Sharon Ewell Foster

  By this book’s end you will be stronger and wiser for having taken the journey.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Feb 14, 2007