March 30, 2008 Archive

Music

• The Rockologist: Baptism By Bruce In The Northwest

  It's like trying to tell a stranger about rock and roll.

  Opinion in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Mar 30, 2008

• Music Review: Kathy Mattea - Coal

  Stories of miners and the impact of mining on Appalachia, told by some of the greatest songwriters in traditional music.

  Review in Music — by Anna Creech — on Mar 30, 2008

• Music Review: The Iry - Dinner For Two on the Moon

  The Iry have a polished sound that's familiar yet original.

  Review in Music — by Kevin Eagan — on Mar 30, 2008

• Music Review: Kurt Rosenwinkel - The Remedy: Live At The Village Vanguard

  Rosenwinkel and his band give a memorable performance at one of jazz's most sacred venues.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Mar 30, 2008

• Music Review: Justin Adams - Soul Science

  The blues meets the Sahara.

  Review in Music — by Lisa Gilman — on Mar 30, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Don't Forget the Motor City

  Rare clips from the vaults of Motown.

  Review in Music — by Brandon Daviet — on Mar 30, 2008

• Retro Redux: Crankin' Out The Classics - Country Style

  Generating musical classics is not restricted to the likes of Wolfgang or Ludwig.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Mar 30, 2008

• Radiohead's Revolution Not a Flash in the Pan

  The internet will prove to be a tool for the more creative of bands.

  Opinion in Music — by Adam Clair — on Mar 30, 2008

• Music Review: Air Traffic - Fractured Life

  Air Traffic's debut is sometimes frustrating, sometimes brilliant.

  Review in Music — by The Smoking Cupcake — on Mar 30, 2008

• Music Review: Joan Osborne - Breakfast In Bed

  An essential album for those of us followed Ms Osborne's career through its winding road.

  Review in Music — by Stuart A Hamilton — on Mar 30, 2008

Culture

• Theater Review (NYC): Almost An Evening by Ethan Coen, with F. Murray Abraham and Mark Linn-Baker

  F. Murray Abraham as a hilarious, thundering Jehovah in Ethan Coen's first Off-Broadway play.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Mar 30, 2008

Politics

• Financial Institutions Hijack The Green Agenda

  Green businesses are taking the lead in uncharted waters.

  News in Politics — by Angelique van Engelen — on Mar 30, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Video Training Review - High Dynamic Range Mastery With With Ben Willmore

  High Dynamic Range (HDR) Mastery is entertaining, enlightening, and easy to understand and learn from.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Mar 30, 2008

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Major League Baseball: 2K8

  While it still needs work, I think that if you are a baseball fan, that you will find MLB 2K8 an improvement overall.

  Review in Gaming — by T. Michael Testi — on Mar 30, 2008

• PSP Review: God of War: Chains of Olympus

  God of War? Yes. God of PSP? Not quite.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 30, 2008

• Xbox 360 Review: Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

  When an expansion pack costs full price in the forest, does anyone hear it sell?

  Review in Gaming — by Niall Rough — on Mar 30, 2008

• Nintendo Wii Review: No More Heroes

  Players need a little patience if they want to get deep into this gradually rewarding fighting/action experience.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Mar 30, 2008

• Game Review: Don't Forget the Lyrics! Online Game

  An easy way to impress your friends.

  Review in Gaming — by Alexandria Jackson — on Mar 30, 2008

• PlayStation Network Update: 03/27/2008

  A meaty if standard update featuring some discounted PSN games.

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Mar 30, 2008

Video

• Movie Review: Southland Tales

  The world won’t end with a whimper, it will end with a bang.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Mar 30, 2008

• Movie Review: Darling

  An overrated sexcapade from the swingin' sixties.

  Review in Video — by Brian Bell — on Mar 30, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Hidalgo

  A dull, sloppily paced adventure yarn with a old sense of style.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 30, 2008

• House, MD Season Two Episode Guide: Part I

  Part 3 of the "Welcome to the End of the Thought Process (Unofficial) House, MD. Covers season two.

  Opinion in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Mar 30, 2008

• Movie Review: Doctor Zhivago (1965)

  An absolute masterpiece with one of the all time great casts.

  Review in Video — by Brian Bell — on Mar 30, 2008

Books

• Book Review: The Silencing by Alix Lambert

  "The Silencing" is an awful reminder of how valuable a commodity truth is.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 30, 2008

• Book Review: Murder in Mayberry - Greed, Death, and Mayhem in a Small Town by Mary Kinney Branson and Jack Branson

  In one family's hunt for a vicious killer, the most unlikely suspect had to be considered...

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Mar 30, 2008

• Book Review: Dump Your Trainer by Ashley Marriott and Marc L. Paulsen, M.D.

  Do you really need to pay someone to count for you?

  Review in Books — by Alexandria Jackson — on Mar 30, 2008