November 10, 2008 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Lordi - Deadache

  Turn up this outrageous, tacky record tonight and have fun. Remember fun?

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music Review: Jerry Cherry - Life is Sweeter...

  Jerry Cherry - A Rocker With Heart!

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman Live

  Lord my body has been a good friend, but I won't need it when I reach the end.

  Review in Music — by Lisa Solod — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music Review: Operation Ivy - Energy

  The ska-punk classic that started it all.

  Review in Music — by Matt Wright — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music Review: The Rosebuds - Life Like

  Strong melodies, atmospheric vocals, and stripped down music makes Life Like go down smooth.

  Review in Music — by Scott Deitche — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music Review: Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad - Pickin’, Praisin’ & Singin’: Hymns from the Mountain

  Tight harmonies and frenetic fiddling will mark this album an all time gospel favourite.

  Review in Music — by Jennifer Bogart — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music Review: Depeche Mode - Violator

  Absolutely quintessential synth-pop.

  Review in Music — by Kyle West — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music Review: Jeff Beck - Performing This Week... Live at Ronnie Scott's

  Man, does Jeff Beck put on a guitar clinic here.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Nov 10, 2008

• In Praise of The Velvet Underground

  Opinion in Music — by Will Brennan — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Decapitated, Nashville Pussy, Society1, Vision of Disorder, and Onslaught

  A Decapitated Nashville Pussy Onsluaght in Society1. Confused? Don't worry it just my latest DVD music round-up.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music Review: Hellbilly Boys - Hellbilly Boys

  Good old foot stomping Hellbilly Boys music.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music Review: Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.

  Bruce Springsteen: Chapter 7.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Nov 10, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Live in ’63 & ‘67

  One of those rare and talented individuals who mastered the art of playing a multitude of instruments.

  Review in Music — by Cinema Sentries — on Nov 10, 2008

Culture

• Art Review (San Diego): Artist David Adey at Luis de Jesus Seminal Projects Gallery

  If beauty is only skin deep, then it is also paper thin.

  Review in Culture — by Kevin Freitas — on Nov 10, 2008

• Self-Acceptance Can Change the World

  Put down the magazine, step off the scale, and read this.

  Opinion in Culture — by Christy Shuler — on Nov 10, 2008

• Stephen Colbert and Jameson Irish Whiskey: I Learn From The Master

  Stephen Colbert has taught me the fine art of begging. And so I beg, you, Jameson Irish whiskey... show me the money.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Schannon — on Nov 10, 2008

• Theater Review (LA): Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks by Richard Alfieri at the Falcon Theatre

  Playing beautifully off each other, Jason Graae teaches Constance Towers to dance.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Nov 10, 2008

Video

• TV Review: Ruby

  The story of a woman dedicated to losing weight and saving her life.

  Review in Video — by Garon Cockrell — on Nov 10, 2008

• Movie Review: House (2008)

  Credit for trying, but this misses the mark.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 10, 2008

• TV Review: Gossip Girl - "There Might Be Blood"

  Jenny is a punk rocker!

  Review in Video — by Brad Laidman — on Nov 10, 2008

• Movie Review: The Magnificent Ambersons

  The Magnificent Ambersons is a beautiful, disappointing, half-realized mess, just like the family it portrays.

  Review in Video — by MovieMan0283 — on Nov 10, 2008

• Movie Review: The Great Dictator

  Chaplin's The Great Dictator a great comedy with heart

  Review in Video — by Brian Bell — on Nov 10, 2008

• Movie Review: The Strangers

  Knock-Knock. Who's there...?

  Review in Video — by Louis Boram — on Nov 10, 2008

• DVD Review: Scrubs - The Complete Seventh Season

  A dash of screwball comedy, a touch of hope, a bit of drama, all stirred together with a lot of loveable characters.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Peck — on Nov 10, 2008

• The Amazing Race - Reading is Fundamental

  Seriously, you're given a task on a little card, you should read it.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Nov 10, 2008

• Movie Review: Madagascar - Escape 2 Africa

  Entertaining but nothing special.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 10, 2008

• DVD Review: Popeye The Sailor, Volume Three: 1941-1943

  "Volume 3" marks the end of an era, but not on a strong note.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Nov 10, 2008

• DVD Review: The House Of The Rising Punk

  The House Of The Rising Punk covers the key points and players of the brief supernova that was New York's seventies punk-rock scene.

  Review in Video — by Glen Boyd — on Nov 10, 2008

Sports

• BC Sports Treehouse Fort Headlines For November 9

  Phillies win WS ... Raiders look for a new coach ... Keyshawn Johnson to become interior decorator ... and this week's WWTT poll.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Nov 10, 2008

Politics

• Bush And Obama: What Really Happened at the White House

  What really happened when President Bush and President-elect Obama met at the White House? Here's the real dope.

  Satire in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Nov 10, 2008

• A New Political Party Is Needed

  Current third parties are a failure.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joel S. Hirschhorn — on Nov 10, 2008

• Obamapalooza

  Feels like déjà vu all over again: Obamapalooza-stock

  Opinion in Politics — by JDCarmine — on Nov 10, 2008

Gaming

• Game du Jour Deals: November 10 - November 16

  This week's Game du Jour deals offer something for word or number puzzle fans.

  News in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Nov 10, 2008

Books

• Interview with Mary Cunningham, co-author of WOOF: Women Only Over 50

  "Letting women know they’re not alone is our prime objective," says Cunningham.

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Nov 10, 2008

• Book Review: Don't Go There! - The Travel Detective's Essential Guide to the Must-Miss Places of the World by Peter Greenberg

  Peter Greenberg's handy and useful compendium may help you decide where you don't want to go on your next trip.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Nov 10, 2008

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of November 10, 2008

  Stephen King, Lincoln, Toni Morrison, Glenn Beck, Artie Lange, Wally Lamb, Paul Simon, Churchill, Evel Knievel, Sinatra, Card, Deaver, Bolaño, Watchmen, Andrew Jackson...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Nov 10, 2008

• Book Review: God Made Food and God Made My Body by Michael Vander Klipp

  Finally! Bright, photograph-based board books that glorify God while introducing simple vocabulary.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Nov 10, 2008

• Book Review: WOOF - Women Only Over Fifty by Diana Black, Mary Cunningham, and Melinda Richarz Bailey

  A hilarious, uplifting little book about the 'joys' of getting old.

  Review in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Nov 10, 2008