July 27, 2009 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Elvis Presley – From Elvis in Memphis: Legacy Edition

  A powerful reminder of why Elvis Presley was the King.

  Review in Music — by Cinema Sentries — on Jul 27, 2009

• Music Review: Elton John - Rock Of The Westies

  Elton John: Chapter 10.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jul 27, 2009

• Music Review: Various Performers - Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae

  Once you put it on you're not going to be able to sit still until the last note fades away.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 27, 2009

• Worth Watching: John Doe and the Sadies Make the Music Go Bang

  Expect the unexpected when the fabulous X Man goes on tour with four royal Canadians.

  News in Music — by Michael Bialas — on Jul 27, 2009

• Music Review: The Speed of Snow by Jerome Froese

  Christmas in July.

  Review in Music — by Lou Novacheck — on Jul 27, 2009

• Music Review: Lacuna Coil - Shallow Life

  Not their best, but a direction change that fits the band, if not my tastes.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 27, 2009

• Interview With Vagabond Opera

  A beautifully produced, magically arranged, boisterously performed excursion into a bizarre musical world that is superbly incandescent and proprietary.

  Interview in Music — by Gray Hunter — on Jul 27, 2009

• Interview: Xavier Rudd

  "I needed to go into the dark rooms inside myself and clean off some of the dusty shelves."

  Interview in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 27, 2009

• Music Review: Lemon Sun - Run With The Faithless

  Lemon Sun the California band that's keeping me awake at night.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Jul 27, 2009

Sports

• Irreversible Virginity And The Hall Of Fame

  And what's the deal with fans not having any kind of responsibility in voting for Hall of Famers?

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 27, 2009

• Remembering Rickey Henderson As A Yankee

  He will enter the Hall an Athletic but his time in the Bronx should not be forgotten either.

  Opinion in Sports — by Anthony Tobis — on Jul 27, 2009

Video

• DVD Review: Watchmen (Director's Cut)

  While Watchmen is not perfect, it does its best to capture the spirit of the graphic novel.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Jul 27, 2009

• DVD Review: The Diary Of Anne Frank (1959): 50th Anniversary Edition

  Fifty years on, it still stirs the soul.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Jul 27, 2009

• DVD Review: Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (Final Cut)

  Pirata Hermoso compares this new cut to the original and declares it a better version.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Jul 27, 2009

• DVD Review: ER - The Complete Eleventh Season

  The drama of ER continues in this new box set.

  Review in Video — by Amanda — on Jul 27, 2009

• Movie Review: Moon

  My brothers' brothers' keeper.

  Review in Video — by The Crow — on Jul 27, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Fast & Furious

  The action-packed series releases yet another movie.

  Review in Video — by Robert M. Barga — on Jul 27, 2009

• DVD Review: The Middleman - The Complete Series

  The Middleman: The Complete Series is the adaptation of the comic series by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Jul 27, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Fast & Furious

  The best Blu-ray presentation so far this year, hands down.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Jul 27, 2009

• DVD Reviews: The Green Hornet (1940) & The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

  Hi-yo, Silve--er, um Black Beauty. And Kato. Away!

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Jul 27, 2009

• DVD Review: The Mighty Boosh - Seasons 1-3

  The madcap world of anal-retentive jazz poet Howard Moon and shape-throwing electro model Vince Noir finally lands stateside.

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on Jul 27, 2009

• DVD Pick of the Week: Big Man Japan

  Plenty of choices this week, including a tempting, expensive box set.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 27, 2009

• DVD Review: ER: The Complete Eleventh Season

  This season certainly represented a changing of the guard, though it came a season too late.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Jul 27, 2009

Gaming

• PlayStation Network Review: Suikoden

  The great Suikoden has come to the PlayStation Network.

  Review in Gaming — by Shinmigami — on Jul 27, 2009

• What's New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for July 27, 2009

  Let the insult swordfighting begin!

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Jul 27, 2009

• Game du Jour Deals: July 26 - August 1

  It's not Valentine's Day, but love is in the air with some romance/dating games on Game du Jour.

  News in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Jul 27, 2009

Culture

• Chain Stores and Localvores

  Big corporations are learning to take advantage of the "localvore" movement. When does marketing become deception?

  Opinion in Culture — by Oren Hope — on Jul 27, 2009

• Comic-Con Upstages Itself

  San Diego’s Comic-Con has never been disappointing.

  News in Culture — by Diana Saenger — on Jul 27, 2009

Sci/Tech

• A Scientist of Excellence — Leta Stetter Hollingworth

  Leta Hollingworth, a forgotten scientist, is the foremother of gifted education.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Regis Schilken — on Jul 27, 2009

Tastes

• Picking Your First Pipe

  Everything you need to know about selecting your first pipe.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Robert M. Barga — on Jul 27, 2009

Books

• Graphic Novel Review: Wolverine: Prodigal Son by Anthony Johnson and Wilson Tortosa

  This alternate take on the mutant known as Logan/Wolverine fits well into Japanese manga.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Jul 27, 2009

• Book Review: A Journey, a Reckoning, and a Miracle by K.J. Fraser

  A flawed tale that is otherwise morally sound and uplifting.

  Review in Books — by Maggie Ball — on Jul 27, 2009

• Book Review: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

  An overpraised mediocrity from the age when novelists were still seen as gods.

  Review in Books — by Dan Schneider — on Jul 27, 2009

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of July 27, 2009

  Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Played with Fire, James Patterson, Joyce Maynard, Teri Coyne; Teddy Roosevelt 'Wilderness Warrior', Carlene Bauer: A Memoir...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jul 27, 2009

• Book Review: Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Bottom At The Top by Joey Kramer with William Patrick and Keith Garde

  Aerosmith's Joey Kramer breaks his silence with this honest and brutal rock and roll memoir.

  Review in Books — by Clarence Yu — on Jul 27, 2009

Politics

• Why I Must Defend Barbara Boxer

  The accusations of bigotry against Barbara Boxer show that, sometimes, even the right plays the race card.

  Opinion in Politics — by Selwyn Duke — on Jul 27, 2009