August 20, 2009 Archive

Music

• Retro Redux: Ben Webster - King Of The Tenors?

  One of the best of the early jazz saxophonists.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Aug 20, 2009

• Music Review: Sam and Ruby - The Here and the Now

  Sam and Ruby's debut combines folk, soul, and country into a smooth concoction.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Aug 20, 2009

• Music Review: The New Up - Better Off EP

  The second of a trilogy of EPs by this San Fran buzz band is a winner.

  Review in Music — by Charlie Doherty — on Aug 20, 2009

• Interview: DJ Rashida - Internationally Renowned Deejay

  Once you've experienced DJ Rashida's vibrations, you won't be satisfied until you get some more.

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Aug 20, 2009

• Music Review: Zechs Marquise - Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare

  A decent, if not explosive, release from a neo-prog upstart.

  Review in Music — by Scott Deitche — on Aug 20, 2009

• Verse Chorus Verse: Pearl Jam - "Given to Fly"

  An out of body experience...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Aug 20, 2009

• Music Review: Rod Stewart - A Night On the Town

  For completists only, this reissue offers little to improve a weak album.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Aug 20, 2009

• Concert Review: Counting Crows, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and Augustana, 8/17 at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL

  Maybe it was just a good night to catch the Counting Crows in concert. Maybe it was more than that.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Aug 20, 2009

• Music Review: Dennis Jones - Pleasure & Pain

  It's not often a blues CD surprises these days, but this one did.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 20, 2009

• Music Review: Spinnerette - Spinnerette

  Brody Dalle returns with bittersweet polish.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Aug 20, 2009

• Music Review: Performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - The Music of Star Trek

  Star Trek music is fantastic, enough said.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 20, 2009

• Music Review: Gypsy Dave and the Stumpjumpers - A Bucketful of Ghosts

  A great album that draws influences from Americana, country, and 60's folk.

  Review in Music — by Michael Pascua — on Aug 20, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Fulgrim: The Horus Heresy Book Five by Graham McNeill

  The Horus Heresy continues as Primarch Fulgrim makes some hard choices.

  Review in Books — by Karl Wolff — on Aug 20, 2009

• Book Review: Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction by Laura Berman Fortgang

  Got 90 days? Turn Your Life Around.

  Review in Books — by Helen Gallagher — on Aug 20, 2009

• Book Review: Kitchen Confidential Updated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

  This gastronomy anomaly is a meaty romp through the soup and salad days of chef Tony Bourdain.

  Review in Books — by James O'Neil — on Aug 20, 2009

• Uncertain Boundaries: Reviewing Books Written By Soldiers

  Milbooks are the newest craze. But can no-holds barred feedback be given to milparents who have just lost their child?

  Opinion in Books — by Kanani Fong — on Aug 20, 2009

• Book Review: Small Dog Big Life: Memoirs of a Furry Genius by Dennis Fried

  Life from a Papillon perspective.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Aug 20, 2009

• Comic Book Review: Lenore #1

  Roman Dirge's "Cute Little Dead Girl" returns for a new series of bleak and goofy gags.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Aug 20, 2009

• Book Review: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

  Epic fantasy in one book explores the contentious past of Hallendren and Idris.

  Review in Books — by Fitz — on Aug 20, 2009

• Book Review: Movie Viewer Extraordinaire: Discerning the Influences of Movies on Your Freedom, Family and Happiness by Teri Haux

  Take back control of your family. Understand the aim of the media.

  Review in Books — by Gray Hunter — on Aug 20, 2009

Video

• Movie Review: Role Models

  Seann William Scott plays himself, and Paul Rudd had a few hours to kill.

  Review in Video — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Aug 20, 2009

• New Movie and Box Office Predictions: Inglorious Basterds, Post Grad, Shorts, X Games The Movie - 3D

  Quentin is back on the big screen!

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 20, 2009

• Movie Review: Big Fan

  Dark character study that fails to provide much true insight to the sports-obsessed psyche.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Aug 20, 2009

• DVD Review: Obsessed

  Not a great film, or even a good one, but a bearable one, which is far more than what I expected.

  Review in Video — by Derek Fleek — on Aug 20, 2009

• DVD Review: Pete's Dragon — High-Flying Edition

  Not an exceptional Disney effort, but this live action/animation blend gets some nice special features in a new DVD release.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Aug 20, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Collection - 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

  Warner Bros. celebrates the 25th anniversary of the TMNT films with a special collector's Blu-ray box set.

  Review in Video — by Tan The Man — on Aug 20, 2009

• DVD Review: Life On Mars - Series 1

  Life On Mars is a bizarre cross between a cop show and a sci-fi drama. A good bizarre at that.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Aug 20, 2009

Politics

• Introducing Pat Toomey, 2010 Senate Candidate for Pennsylvania

  This morning I got to sit in on a brief telechat with Pat Toomey who is running for the Senate in Pennsylvania.

  Interview in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Aug 20, 2009

• There Goes The Neighborhood: Why Liberal Seattle May Be Dumping Its Liberal Mayor

  Goodbye Mayor Greg, and don't let the door hit ya' in the — well, you know — on the way out.

  Opinion in Politics — by Glen Boyd — on Aug 20, 2009

• Online Government: Time to Throw the Bums Out

  Do we really NEED Congress? I think not.

  Satire in Politics — by Joanne Huspek — on Aug 20, 2009

• A History of Cost Overruns Should Squash Government-Run Health Care

  Government-run health care is a financial boondoggle waiting to happen.

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Aug 20, 2009

Sports

• Diaz and Hieron: The Vicious Cycle

  Strikeforce doesn't have a welterweight champion, but it does have stories of bad luck and wasted potential at 170 pounds.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matt DeTura — on Aug 20, 2009

• Plaxico Got A Just Sentence, Unlike Stallworth

  Professional athletes are just like the rest of us, and deserve sentences that meet their crimes!

  Opinion in Sports — by Heather Hogan — on Aug 20, 2009

Gaming

• Screenshots: Mafia II

  See what it looks like to become a made man all over again.

  News in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Aug 20, 2009

• Nintendo Wii Review: Real Heroes: Firefighter

  Great fire physics and action variety fan the flames of excitement while trial and error scenarios dose this first-person fireman experience.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Aug 20, 2009

Culture

• Online Dating: Dante's Inferno in Cyberspace?

  The superhighway to heartbreak hell is paved with good intentions...so don't become cyber-roadkill!

  Opinion in Culture — by Elvira Black — on Aug 20, 2009

• The Mad Cashier: Misanthropy on Crack

  Enjoy the master fulminator's newest litany of hatred.

  Opinion in Culture — by Superior To You — on Aug 20, 2009

• Theatre Review (San Diego): First Wives Club at the Old Globe Theatre

  Despite a cast loaded with stars and fine supporting performances, the new musical fails to ignite.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Aug 20, 2009