April 26, 2008 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Everclear - The Vegas Years

  Art and the boys tear through fourteen cover songs in a collection culled from 1994 to today.

  Review in Music — by Bill Sherman — on Apr 26, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Earth Wind & Fire In Concert

  If Earth Wind & Fire play near you this summer, run, don't walk to see them. If not, this DVD will do in a pinch.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 26, 2008

• Music Review: Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!)

  The Beach Boys enjoy one last summer fling.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 26, 2008

• Music Review: Richard Hawley - Lady’s Bridge

  Mellow Brit singer-songwriter strums his way through a disappointing solo effort.

  Review in Music — by Holly Hughes — on Apr 26, 2008

• Music Review: New York Dolls - Live At The Fillmore East

  It's weird to hear the New York Dolls rocking this hard, and doing it so, umm, "perfectly." Who woulda' thunk it?

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 26, 2008

• Music Review: Madonna - Hard Candy

  Madonna's still on the dance floor but the confessions are minimal.

  Review in Music — by Sean Paul Mahoney — on Apr 26, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and Concert in Honor of Pope Benedict XVI

  The only thing better than a recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is a video performance.

  Review in Music — by C. Michael Bailey — on Apr 26, 2008

• Music Review: Run Level Zero - Arctic Noise

  Industrial masterminds hit the nail on the head.

  Review in Music — by Angie Pardue — on Apr 26, 2008

• Missing Record Store Day

  On April 19th, I was one of the music loving sinners who missed Record Store Day.

  Opinion in Music — by Matt Wardlaw — on Apr 26, 2008

• Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – 4/21/08 at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL

  This, ladies and gentlemen, is how they send off a friend on E Street.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Apr 26, 2008

Culture

• Theater Review: My Fair Lady (LA)

  This gorgeous production provides a wonderful evening of tunes, costumes, and comedy. It's too loverly to miss.

  Review in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 26, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Greening the Earth 2008: Till The Well Is Dry

  The well is running dry, but so few commemorate World Water Day. What is earth without water?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 26, 2008

Video

• Los Angeles Japan Film Festival 2008 - Classics and Comics

  The Japan Film Festival in Los Angeles turns five years old and suffers from some growing pains.

  Review in Video — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 26, 2008

• Movie Review: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  Apatow's latest comedy is an improvement over some of his previous work but never quite reaches the level of his initial effort.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Apr 26, 2008

Politics

• Pravda in America: The Pentagon Experts 'Scandal'

  Count on Rampton and Stauber at the Center for Media and Democracy when you need a manufactured scandal or a witch hunt.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 26, 2008

• Obama and Clinton: Nasty Politics

  The battle between Obama and Clinton threatens to tear the Democratic party apart.

  Opinion in Politics — by Werner Patels — on Apr 26, 2008

• Obama's Crotch Itch Problem

  Is Obama a little too strange to be president?

  Opinion in Politics — by Joel S. Hirschhorn — on Apr 26, 2008

• McCain's Numbers Problem

  With George W. Bush achieving the lowest approval ratings in history, John McCain is in trouble and he knows it.

  Opinion in Politics — by Gary D. Benz — on Apr 26, 2008

Books

• Book Review: Stalingrad - The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943 by Antony Beevor

  Grim but gripping account of a World War II battle that had far-reaching consequences for us all.

  Review in Books — by James Carson — on Apr 26, 2008

• Book Review: Our Story Begins by Tobias Wolff

  Tobias Wolff writes so well, you won't notice that he is breaking all the rules of storytelling

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Apr 26, 2008

• Book Review: Black Magic Woman by Justin Gustainis

  Black Magic Woman marks the beginning of a new exciting series of supernatural thrillers, featuring kick-ass investigator Quincey Morris.

  Review in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Apr 26, 2008

• Book Review: Kingdom Come by J.G. Ballard

  A stark view of a Britain driven by rampant consumerism tinged with boredom, Kingdom Come decribes a dystopia Ballard clearly believes is almost upon us.

  Review in Books — by Philip Spires — on Apr 26, 2008

• Graphic Novel Review: Zombies vs. Robots vs. Amazons by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood

  Do you need more than the title?

  Review in Books — by Cinema Sentries — on Apr 26, 2008

• Book Review: Dead Lucky by Lincoln Hall

  The story Lincoln Hall's survival of Mt. Everest.

  Review in Books — by Esther Maria Swaty — on Apr 26, 2008

• Book Review: Angel in a Foreign City by Moti Shapira

  A strong, if not perfect, thriller about a kidnapping in Mexico City written by an Israeli intelligence expert.

  Review in Books — by Scott Deitche — on Apr 26, 2008

Sports

• Jerry Jones And His Deal With The Devil

  Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones trades for Pacman Jones and sells his soul in the process, assuming he had one.

  Opinion in Sports — by Gary D. Benz — on Apr 26, 2008

Gaming

• PlayStation Network Update: 04/23/2008

  A huge and appreciated update to the PSN, games, add-ons and videos, oh my!

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Apr 26, 2008