September 19, 2008 Archive

Music

• Retro Redux: Origins Of Doo-Wop - The Mills Brothers

  They had the smooth, close-harmony sound perfected decades before anyone had even coined the term doo-wop.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Sep 19, 2008

• Music Review: Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde

  Bob Dylan: Chapter 7

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Sep 19, 2008

• The Friday Morning Listen: Metallica - Death Magnetic

  Metallica revitalized.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Sep 19, 2008

• Music Review: La Fleur Fatale - Night Generation

  More hooks than a strip of Velcro, La Fleur Fatale live up to their soaring reputation.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Sep 19, 2008

• Music Media: Misfits, Austrian Death Machine, Down, 7th Nemesis, Metallica, Evergrey, Strapping Young Lad, Type O Negative, Kid Rock

  Plenty of new videos to rock to this week.

  News in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 19, 2008

• Music Review: Architecture in Helsinki - Like It Or Not

  An indie rock group makes a great dance record.

  Review in Music — by Mark Kalriess — on Sep 19, 2008

• Gerry & The Pacemakers: Not Just Another British Invasion Group

  Gerry & The Pacemakers stand out from other British Invasion groups with their introspective songwriting and catchy songs.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Sep 19, 2008

• Music Review: Blackmore's Night - Secret Voyage

  Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night return to take the listener on a Secret Voyage of mystery and imagination.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Sep 19, 2008

• Music Review: The Treat - Phonography

  Serving up a whole range of styles - Oxford's The Treat give us Phonography.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Sep 19, 2008

• Music Review: Noah And The Whale - Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down

  UK folk quartet Noah And The Whale gets their name through a combination of one of their collectively favorite films and its director

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Sep 19, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Long John Baldry - It Ain't Easy Live At Iowa State University

  Even this small sampling is enough to understand just how great a talent he really was.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 19, 2008

Politics

• The Elementary Structures of Politics

  In selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain suggests that women are commodities for political exchange.

  Opinion in Politics — by Robert K. Blechman — on Sep 19, 2008

Video

• Reality TV Casting Call Weekly Wrap-Up: ABC's Opportunity Knocks, HGTV's My First Place, Mean Girls, Casting Musicians, and Many More!

  Looking for your 15 minutes? Here's your chance.

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Sep 19, 2008

• DVD Review: The Go-Getter

  The Go-Getter aims for indie greatness, and comes up short.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Sep 19, 2008

• DVD Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom

  When Harrison Ford is too busy, it's time to call Alvin, Simon, and Theodore.

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Sep 19, 2008

• Movie Review: Wanted

  The delirious action movie with which Angelina Jolie almost set me straight.

  Review in Video — by Steven van Lijnden — on Sep 19, 2008

• PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of September 21

  The creation of the Sword in the Stone ride continues (Imagineer Quest Part 2, as I like to call it).

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Sep 19, 2008

• Movie Review: Lakeview Terrace

  Welcome to the neighborhood; it’s time to move.

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Sep 19, 2008

• Movie Review: Purple Violets

  A drama about relationships and to a lesser extent, the world of fiction writing.

  Review in Video — by Reginald Williams — on Sep 19, 2008

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Ghost Town, Igor, Lakeview Terrace, My Best Friend's Girl

  Plenty of new flicks to see this weekend. Any of interest to you?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 19, 2008

• TV Review: Eureka - "Here Come the Suns"

  A mayor's race is overshadowed by the appearance of a second sun on this week's episode.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Sep 19, 2008

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Mercenaries 2

  Maybe someone could pay a few real Mercs to hold the dev team hostage so they can finish this game?

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 19, 2008

• PlayStation Network Update: 09/18/2008

  Life with PlayStation and a couple of demos save the day this week.

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Sep 19, 2008

Books

• Book Review: The First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader

  A fairly decent political thriller from a veteran novelist. Not the best, not the worst.

  Review in Books — by Scott Deitche — on Sep 19, 2008

• Book Review: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

  Some books take on an importance that's hard to explain after the fact.

  Review in Books — by Murphy — on Sep 19, 2008

• Book Review: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

  Bella Swan comes into her own in the conclusion of the Twilight Series.

  Review in Books — by Lisa Damian — on Sep 19, 2008

Sci/Tech

• The "New" Facebook: Crossing Generational Lines in Confounding the User

  Facebook. If it's not broken don't fix it.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Joanne Huspek — on Sep 19, 2008