March 19, 2007 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Assembly of Dust - Recollection

  Assembly of Dust's "Recollection" melds the whole Americana spectrum into a mellow jam groove that's hard to resist

  Review in Music — by Holly Hughes — on Mar 19, 2007

• BMA Music Review: Otis Rush - All Your Love I Miss Loving, Live at the Wise Fools Pub, Chicago

  The Best Historical Album of 2007...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Mar 19, 2007

• The List of the Moment, Volume No. 21

  From pre-Muslim Cat Stevens to Bob Dylan...

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Mar 19, 2007

• Retro Redux: Mouth-Harps -- From Lincoln To Dylan And Beyond

  Harmonicas were rural America's favorite instrument for a lot of years.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Mar 19, 2007

• Arkansas Has A Music Scene? - Opening Thoughts

  Together, with the help of Blogcritics and MySpace, I'm proposing a musical journey to discover bands that are trying to survive in Arkansas's music scene.

  Opinion in Music — by Michael Jones — on Mar 19, 2007

• Music Review: Megadeth - United Abominations

  Megadeth turn in their best record since "so Far, So Good... So What!"

  Review in Music — by Brandon Daviet — on Mar 19, 2007

• Really Really Good - Prepare for Glory

  News on global warming, Israel's human shield investgation, KCRW statement and music from Sly & The Family Stone.

  Opinion in Music — by Laron Cue — on Mar 19, 2007

• The Rockologist: Run-DMC - Live At Montreux 2001

  It may surprise some people who read this space fairly regularly to learn that "The Rockologist" is actually a pretty big rap music fan.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Mar 19, 2007

• Kirk Rundstrom, 1968-2007: Thank you

  Kirk Rundstrom, the beaming, generous and energetic front man of Split Lip Rayfield is dead at 38.

  News in Music — by Jayson Harsin — on Mar 19, 2007

Gaming

• Wii Virtual Console Releases for March 19, 2007

  Hint - One of them has a spiritual sequel on the Wii already. Except with trucks.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Mar 19, 2007

• Nintendo Wii Review: SSX Blur

  Does EA’s newest SSX game make you want to shred the slopes or shred the disc?

  Review in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Mar 19, 2007

Books

• Book Review: The Courage To Be by Paul Tillich

  Although Theologian Paul Tillich died in 1965, his inspirational book is just as meaningful today as it was over 40 years ago.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Mar 19, 2007

• Book Review: The Summer King (Chronicles of Faerie) by O.R. Melling

  Book Two in the Chronicles of Fairie makes for romance, magic, mystery, betrayal, legend, lore, history, and simply marvelous, engaging storytelling.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on Mar 19, 2007

• Vampires and Corsets: An Interview with Colleen Gleason, Author of the Gardella Vampire Chronicles

  "It’s the most wonderful thing in the world: to be able to sit down at the computer and spend time with people I’ve created..."

  Interview in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Mar 19, 2007

Video

• The 22nd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival

  A glimpse of this year's event and some of the films showcased.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Mar 19, 2007

• Indiana Jones 4 and The Early Bird Special of Doom: Fourth Movie Set for May 2008 Release

  No time to argue! Throw me the idol, and I'll throw you a long-overdue preview of "Indiana Jones 4."

  News in Video — by Chris McVetta — on Mar 19, 2007

• TV: Where We Are Now

  The TV season is starting to wrap up; here's a look at where things stand.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 19, 2007

• Movie Review: Dead Silence

  The minds behind Saw trade in the blade for a dummy.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 19, 2007

• DVD Review: Literary Classics Collection

  Warner Bros. Studios is no stranger to adapting classic novels and has done a pretty good job with it.

  Review in Video — by Tan The Man — on Mar 19, 2007

• Movie Review: Reign Over Me

  Is it supposed to be a dark comedy?

  Review in Video — by Heloise — on Mar 19, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Spun Web of Secrets and Lies

  Some couples fall flat while Patrick and Robin continue to sizzle.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 19, 2007

Politics

• News Analysis From Israel: The Imminence of War with Iran, Part II

  "...You Israelis, should better prepare yourself for another round against HezBallah. It will not be long in coming."

  News in Politics — by Ruvy — on Mar 19, 2007

• War Support Drops, So Do Old People, Gates Has Left The Building, and We Have WMDs in Iraq

  Is this a great country or what? From Medicaid to wars to WMD to generals who've lost their teeth, ain't never a dull moment.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Mar 19, 2007

• Why Do Liberals Idolize Al Franken?

  Al Franken gives liberals a bad name.

  Opinion in Politics — by Daryl D — on Mar 19, 2007

• Animal Researchers and Vivisectionists: The Privileged Class

  The British government will bend over backwards to protect vivisectionists from threats to their well-being. The rest of the citizenry are on their own.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Mar 19, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Apple and Microsoft: The BugBlog Report 3/19/07

  Here are some of the most significant bugs from the past week in the BugBlog.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Mar 19, 2007

• Linux Guru Murdoch Joins Sun Today

  Open source mavens swoon as legendary Linux guru Ian Murdoch announces on his weblog that he is joining Sun Microsystems

  News in Sci/Tech — by Yo-Duh — on Mar 19, 2007

• The Power of Twitter Compels You

  Are people talking about Twitter? That would be a 10-4.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Mar 19, 2007

Culture

• What if Homosexuality is Biological?

  Some believe homosexuality is biologically determined. If they are right, what does this say about the morality of it?

  Opinion in Culture — by Selwyn Duke — on Mar 19, 2007

• Carol Burnett Can't Take a Joke

  Carol Burnett is suing over a Family Guy parody with her signature charwoman mopping up a porn shop.

  News in Culture — by Al Barger — on Mar 19, 2007

Sports

• MAD About The Cleveland Browns: “What, Me Worry?”

  Are the Browns just "Mad" or "Cracked" when their coach and GM suggest a 4-12 season is "making progress"?

  Opinion in Sports — by Chris McVetta — on Mar 19, 2007