April 20, 2008 Archive

Music

• Concert Review: Okkervil River and New Pornographers – St. Louis, MO – April 19, 2008

  One indie music enthusiast drags his wife to the Okkervil River/New Pornographers show.

  Review in Music — by Eric Dennis — on Apr 20, 2008

• Music Review: Stanley Jordan - State of Nature

  With this instrumental album, Stanley Jordan says more about the real state of nature than any protest music or Al Gore docs ever could.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Apr 20, 2008

• Music Review: Annuals – Wet Zoo EP

  If North Carolina hopes to be an indie breeding ground, then the Annuals might be the sign that Tar Heel residents were waiting for.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Apr 20, 2008

• Music Review: Incognito - Tales from the Beach

  Jazz-funk group Incognito's latest release is sure to please longtime fans.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Apr 20, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Pallas - Moment to Moment

  This band shows that the neo-progressive rock scene is certainly alive and well in Poland.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Apr 20, 2008

• Music Review: Love - Forever Changes (Deluxe Collector's Edition)

  An often overlooked masterpiece gets a little remastered "love"

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 20, 2008

• Music Review: Steve Tyrell - Back to Bacharach

  Pop singer Steve Tyrell tackles Burt Bacharach's songs with mixed results.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Apr 20, 2008

• Music Review: Jason Ajemian - The Art Of Dying

  The Art Of Dying is beautiful and evocative music. If you are willing to take the time, you will be deeply rewarded.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 20, 2008

• Music Review: The Kooks - Konk

  Fun is what The Kooks are all about on their sophomore record.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Apr 20, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Classic Albums Series - John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band

  With Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon seemed to be a man intent on standing quite literally naked before the world.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 20, 2008

Politics

• Acid Investor Jazz And Irrational Economic Blues

  Citigroup losses weren't as bad as investors feared. Everyone else can just die and decrease the surplus impoverished population.

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Apr 20, 2008

• China Arming Zimbabwe’s Dictator

  The Olympic flame now symbolizes repression in China and support of dictatorships and oppression around the world.

  Opinion in Politics — by Savo Heleta — on Apr 20, 2008

• Propaganda as Institutional Self-Deception

  A recent New York Times article demonstrates how retired generals who are portrayed as television military analysts are actually part of a coordinated propaganda campaign.

  Opinion in Politics — by Antonio Lopez — on Apr 20, 2008

Video

• DVD Review: Flash Point

  As a cop thriller/action flick, Flash Point is just kind of middle of the road.

  Review in Video — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Apr 20, 2008

• DVD Review: The Guatemalan Handshake

  A movie that will genuinely defy your expectations.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 20, 2008

• DVD Review: Lars and the Real Girl

  Ryan Gosling turns in a wonderfully sweet performance. The sex doll's not bad either.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Apr 20, 2008

• Movie Review: Street Kings - So Close It Hurts

  A film noir that almost succeeds in illuminating the dark recesses of the LAPD.

  Review in Video — by Gerry Weaver — on Apr 20, 2008

Books

• Interview with Joshua Sipper, author of Runaway Swimmer

  Writing your first book doesn't guarantee you will get published, but knowing the right steps ahead of time can help.

  Interview in Books — by Jamison Braly — on Apr 20, 2008

• Book Review: The Man Who Heard Voices by Michael Bamberger

  A sports writer takes on an in-depth account of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan throughout the "Lady in the Water" film production process.

  Review in Books — by Tall Writer — on Apr 20, 2008

• The Great Book Adventure: Walden - Part Two

  "Simplify! Simplify!" Is more complex than you think.

  Review in Books — by Chris Bancells — on Apr 20, 2008

• Comic Review: Snaked # 1 - 3 by Clifford Meth & Rufus Dayglo

  A deeply cynical horror tale set in the serpentine world of American politics.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Apr 20, 2008

• Book Review: The Lucky Strike Papers by Andrew Lee Fielding

  Early TV was a fascinating world, and reading about it is the next best thing to having been there.

  Review in Books — by Big Geez — on Apr 20, 2008

• Book Review: Another Thing to Fall: A Novel (Tess Monaghan Mysteries) by Laura Lippman

  Hollywood comes to Baltimore.

  Review in Books — by Nancy Fontaine — on Apr 20, 2008

Culture

• Satire: Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter the Temple of Man Made Global Warming!

  Humankind is the true culprit behind global warming and must be sacrificed to save Mother Earth.

  Satire in Culture — by Dan Miller — on Apr 20, 2008

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Nanostray 2

  Another excellent outing for this fresh shooter series.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 20, 2008