April 21, 2008 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Bushwhack - Bushwhack

  Instrumental progressive rock with classical leanings.

  Review in Music — by Gray Hunter — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music Review: Various Artists - Latin American Tribute To Depeche Mode

  20 bands pay homage to the electronic pioneers.

  Review in Music — by Angie Pardue — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music Review: Voyager One - Afterhours in the Afterlife

  There should be an advisory on this album: If you’re prone to headaches, don’t listen to it.

  Review in Music — by writnkitten — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music Review: April's Hot Picks - Mike Patton, Soilent Green, Rush, and More

  The best albums released in April 2008.

  Review in Music — by Brandon Daviet — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music Review: Moby - Last Night

  Some hits and misses from Moby.

  Review in Music — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music DVD Review: The Clash - Live: Revolution Rock

  It works great as a video jukebox, but it's not a good documentary.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music Review: Nat King Cole - Every Time I Feel the Spirit (Reissue)

  By and large, this may be one of Nat King Cole's most fascinating releases.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Apr 21, 2008

• Introducing Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings: Interview With Counting Crows' Adam Duritz

  "The Internet is the best thing that has ever happened to music in the history of music."

  Interview in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music Review: Frank Sinatra - Sinatra at the Movies

  Capitol releases a fine set of Sinatra songs made famous by his movies.

  Review in Music — by Mark Kalriess — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music Review: Prodigy - H.N.I.C. Pt. 2

  Prodigy's 2008 Manifesto has arrived.

  Review in Music — by Zack Williams — on Apr 21, 2008

• Concert Review: The Hives & Gogol Bordello - Le Zenith - Paris, France - April 20, 2008

  Gogol Bordello and the Hives's shock therapy for Paris.

  Review in Music — by Jayson Harsin — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music Review: Naxos Records' Sonic Rebellion

  "Classical Music" is not dead.

  Review in Music — by C. Michael Bailey — on Apr 21, 2008

• Stevie Wonder's A Time to Love Has Universal Meaning for All Listeners

  Stevie Wonder 's unfairly neglected album shows an artist who still has something to say.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music Review: Beach Boys - Shut Down Volume 2

  David Marks was out and Al Jardine was in as the Beach Boys motor along.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 21, 2008

• David Ford - "Go To Hell"

  A look at a Sun Studio recording session with David Ford.

  Interview in Music — by SunStudioSessions — on Apr 21, 2008

• Advertising: The New Radio?

  Using songs to advertise products as a new means of marketing music.

  Opinion in Music — by Lisa Gilman — on Apr 21, 2008

• Concert Review: Drowning Pool w/ Nonpoint, Egypt Central, Another Black Day, & Hyngd - The Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, NY - April 18, 2008

  A night of raucous music, just what you want on a Friday night.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 21, 2008

• Cultured Tangos

  Cultured Tangos examines aspects of the music of Argentine composer, Astor Piazzolla.

  Opinion in Music — by Philip Spires — on Apr 21, 2008

• Music Review: Lyrics Born - Everywhere at Once

  Witness the rebirth of Lyrics Born...

  Review in Music — by Zack Williams — on Apr 21, 2008

• Concert Review: The Nightwatchman & Friends - Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA - 4/15/08

  Morello and his musical friends put on a night to remember for a good cause.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Apr 21, 2008

Video

• DVD Review: My Boy Jack

  Another pedestrian entry in the made-for-TV period piece genre.

  Review in Video — by Jordan Richardson — on Apr 21, 2008

• DVD Review: Laverne & Shirley - The Fourth Season

  In its fourth season, Laverne & Shirley still remained a very funny sitcom.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Apr 21, 2008

• Movie Review: Before Night Falls

  During a time of turbulence and oppression, Reinaldo Arenas used his written word to express his passion for life and justice.

  Review in Video — by Tamika M. Murray — on Apr 21, 2008

• DVD Review: Radioland Murders

  George Lucas's pet project might not have a lot of fans, but the OTR crowd is loyal and understands.

  Review in Video — by Mel Odom — on Apr 21, 2008

• Movie Review: The Forbidden Kingdom

  Jet Li and Jackie Chan on screen together for the first time generate entertaining chopsocky mayhem in this light-hearted actioner fantasy.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Apr 21, 2008

• Movie Review: Sin City

  Stylized ultra-violence like a masterpiece painting brought to life.

  Review in Video — by Brian Bell — on Apr 21, 2008

• Movie Review: The Forbidden Kingdom

  A fun fantasy that provides easy entry to the world of kung fu cinema, plus the pairing of Li and Chan!

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 21, 2008

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Facing the Truth

  There's little hope that Michael will recover or that Liz and Jason will be together. Patrick and Robin renew their love.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Apr 21, 2008

• Movie Review: Dead Men Walk

  So do dead men run, too?

  Review in Video — by Ryne Barber — on Apr 21, 2008

• Movie Review: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  The funniest comedy of the year so far from the Apatow boys.

  Review in Video — by Brian Bell — on Apr 21, 2008

• Revisiting 2005's War of the Worlds

  New series looks at DVDs from the writer's personal collection. Up first is the Steven Spielberg-directed film that updates an alien-invasion classic.

  Opinion in Video — by Melissa Cuppett — on Apr 21, 2008

• CTV's Robson Arms Returns With Its Stealthy Charms

  Robson Arms co-creators Susin Nielsen and Gary Harvey talk about the third season.

  Interview in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Apr 21, 2008

• DVD Review: Lars and the Real Girl

  This film about a man's struggle for self-acceptance is a gem.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Apr 21, 2008

• TV Review: Nova - "Car of the Future"

  The boys from Car Talk help Nova out by looking at the future of the automobile.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 21, 2008

• DVD Review: David Attenborough Wildlife Specials

  When it comes to natural history, few broadcasters and naturalists match up to David Attenborough.

  Review in Video — by Jordan Richardson — on Apr 21, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Why I Want the Matrix

  I do like the idea of a lifelike web experience based on the real world, as opposed to a virtual world...

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Katherine Coombs — on Apr 21, 2008

• Sun Microsystems and MySQL

  Sun Microsystems made promises, and now they're breaking them.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by dOgBOi — on Apr 21, 2008

• Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 118

  Did I grow a little?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dan Nied — on Apr 21, 2008

• Software Review: Adobe Technical Communication Suite - Adobe RoboHelp 7 From Adobe Systems

  Certainly if you have an older version of RoboHelp that you are using, this is a must-do upgrade.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Apr 21, 2008

Books

• Comic Review: Locke & Key #3 by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

  Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez continue threading mysteries into the chilling horror story about the Locke children and Key House.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Apr 21, 2008

• Book Review: Last Last Chance by Fiona Maazel

  The struggles of drug addiction and the fear of impending plague make for a great debut novel.

  Review in Books — by Kevin Eagan — on Apr 21, 2008

• Book Review: We Will Be Heard - Voices in the Struggle For Constitutional Rights Past and Present by Bud and Ruth Schultz

  First-hand accounts of well-known controversies in history.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Apr 21, 2008

• Book Review: Manic by Terri Cheney

  A riveting account of a woman's struggle with bipolar disorder.

  Review in Books — by Miriam — on Apr 21, 2008

• Book Review: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

  “God alert. It’s the wine dude!” The third book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series delivers a titanic good time!

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Apr 21, 2008

• Book Review: Passion on the Vine: A Memoir of Wine, Food, and Family by Sergio Esposito

  “Wine is sunlight held together by water.” – Galileo Galilei

  Review in Books — by Lou Novacheck — on Apr 21, 2008

• Book Review: Hidden Letters by Marion van Binsbergen-Pritchard, Deborah Slier, and Ian Shine

  This book provides a painful, personal trek through one of the darkest periods of history in the Western world.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Apr 21, 2008

Sports

• Toronto Has A Big Void With Barry Bonds' Name On It

  With Frank Thomas's recent release, the Blue Jays have an opportunity in their talons.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 21, 2008

Culture

• A Marriage of Insecurities

  My husband wrapped himself in a blanket of spreadsheets, feeling happy with there being enough money in the budget; but I still didn’t feel safe.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Apr 21, 2008

• Theater Review (New York): Chamber Music and The Day The Whores Came Out To Play Tennis

  There are pauses in these two plays during which you could unload a banana boat.

  Review in Culture — by Tulis McCall — on Apr 21, 2008

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Condemned 2: Bloodshot

  20 drink minimum.

  Review in Gaming — by Jason Westhaver — on Apr 21, 2008

Politics

• Don't We All Have The Right to Feel Bitter?

  If mass immigration continues at current levels, not only the "bitter" white working class will feel bitter.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Apr 21, 2008