July 11, 2009 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection

  Elton John: Chapter 2.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jul 11, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood - Live From Madison Square Garden

  Blind Faith in the Garden of, err, New York.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jul 11, 2009

• Interview: Ruben Studdard - Singer and Songwriter

  In an Auto-Tune world, they don't make singers like Ruben Studdard anymore.

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Jul 11, 2009

• Retro Redux: Art Farmer Loved To Flaunt His Flumpet

  He was pretty proud of it, and loved to show it off too.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Jul 11, 2009

• Music Review: Tsuker-zis - Frank London And Lorin Sklamberg

  You can't help but be moved no matter who or what you believe in.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 11, 2009

• Music Review: Dion Roy - Gallery

  A Gallery that is well worth a visit.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Jul 11, 2009

• Music Review: Midwest Blues All Stars – Covered Up

  A better-than-average bar band outing that’s honest and real.

  Review in Music — by John Taylor — on Jul 11, 2009

• Music Review: Steve Kuhn - Mostly Coltrane

  Steve Kuhn's excellent tribute to his one-time bandleader, John Coltrane

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Jul 11, 2009

• Rye Randa Discusses Scoring For NBC's New Series The Wanted

  Rye Randa of The Ontic discusses single "The Great Divide" and scoring NBC's terrorists tracking series.

  Interview in Music — by Ultimat1 — on Jul 11, 2009

• Concert Review: Wilco—Red Rocks, Colorado

  I lost my phone at the Wilco concert, but I had a wham dang doodle.

  Satire in Music — by Jane Ripley — on Jul 11, 2009

• Music Review: Roy Rogers – Split Decision

  A slide guitar master steps up with an eclectic but genuinely groovy collection.

  Review in Music — by John Taylor — on Jul 11, 2009

• Music Review: grief of WAR - Worship

  While it may not please thrash traditionalists, this record is still pure fun.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Jul 11, 2009

• Music Review: Elton John - Elton John

  Elton John: Chapter 1.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jul 11, 2009

• Music Review: Haroula Rose – Someday [EP]

  Haroula Rose introduces herself as a remarkable talent.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Jul 11, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Blue Cheer - Rocks Europe

  Make sure to fire up a nice big fatty once you push play for the band that invented heavy metal.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Jul 11, 2009

Video

• Movie Review: Public Enemies

  Gangster epic, where arthouse meets the mainstream.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 11, 2009

• An Early Look at Jennifer's Body: Checking Up On Jennifer's Chompers

  Megan Fox shows me her gums, but I must warn you, she bites.

  News in Video — by Kevin Gustafson — on Jul 11, 2009

Politics

• Uncle Sam is a Subprime Deadbeat

  The United States’ government is broke, propped up only by a cabal of legal counterfeiters.

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Jul 11, 2009

• Cheney Had An "Executive Assassination Ring?" The Plot Thickens

  Right now, it's just a conspiracy theory. I hope that's all it will ever be.

  Opinion in Politics — by Glenn Contrarian — on Jul 11, 2009

• Obama and the Audacity of Pope

  When these two men had a chance to sit down, one-on-one, with no cameras and no else present, what was exchanged?

  Opinion in Politics — by Victor Lana — on Jul 11, 2009

• Tracking the Elusive Stimulus Prey

  When one tracks stimulus money, one must be equipped with the right weapon.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joanne Huspek — on Jul 11, 2009

Sci/Tech

• One Client's Experience With Vibration Training

  Did Carol think it was worth it?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Di Heap — on Jul 11, 2009

• Software Review: Guitar Tracks Pro 4 USB from Cakewalk

  Guitar Tracks Pro 4 provides a very complete guitar studio digital audio workstation.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Jul 11, 2009

Books

• The New Canon: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

  Welcome to the world of Haruki Murakami, where urban realism and the fantastic are mixed in almost equal doses

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Jul 11, 2009

• Book Review: The Dancer from Khiva by Bibish

  One woman's remarkable journey from a Muslim village in Uzbekistan into the heart of Russia.

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Jul 11, 2009

• Graphic Novel Review: The Surrogates: Flesh and Bone by Robert Venditti and Brett Weidele

  A prequel to the s-f graphic novel that's inspired an upcoming Bruce Willis vehicle.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Jul 11, 2009

• Book Review: Vanilla Ride by Joe R. Lansdale

  Chicken-fried East Texas noir served chili hot with razor-sharp dialogue.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Jul 11, 2009

Sports

• Inside the Park Is Outside Common Sense

  Why inside-the-park home runs should be kept separate from normal ones in the box scores.

  Opinion in Sports — by Josh Mandell — on Jul 11, 2009

Culture

• Obama's Religious Quandary

  Barack Obama is a thoughtful, intelligent, reasonable president; how could he choose to become a Christian?

  Opinion in Culture — by Regis Schilken — on Jul 11, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Twisted

  A philosophizing three-year-old and a tragicomically misunderstood Salome highlight an uneven but diverting evening of one-acts.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Jul 11, 2009