September 14, 2009 Archive

Music

• Music Review:: Teenage Bottlerocket - They Came From The Shadows

  Teenage Bottlerocket continue to channel Ramones-like punk rock fun.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Sep 14, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Indian Ocean - Indian Ocean Live In Delhi

  Indian Ocean are one of those bands that remind us why we loved music in the first place.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 14, 2009

• New Album Releases: Mark Knopfler, Work Progress Administration, Muse, Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson, Big Star, Drake, Nelly Furtado

  A great new record from Mark Knopfler tops this week's new albums.

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Sep 14, 2009

• Music Review: Living Colour - The Chair in the Doorway

  Amazing music but depressing lyrics make A Chair in the Doorway a bit of a mixed bag.

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Sep 14, 2009

• Music Review: All-4-One - No Regrets

  For their first US release in seven years, All-4-One try to merge their harmonies with newer sounds.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Sep 14, 2009

• Music Review: Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky

  A master craftsman at the absolute top of his form...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Sep 14, 2009

• Verse Chorus Verse: Garbage - "Supervixen"

  The first song from their classic first album...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Sep 14, 2009

• Music Review: Cream - Wheels Of Fire

  Eric Clapton: Chapter 6.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Sep 14, 2009

• Music Review: Mimi Jones - A New Day

  Jazz bassist Mimi Jones displays some of her considerable musicianship on her debut album.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Sep 14, 2009

• Concert Review: "Blame it on Rio" with Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Bebel Gilberto and seu Jorge at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles

  A potpourri of sounds of Brazil featuring the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Bebel Gilberto, and Seu Jorge light up the night in Los Angeles.

  Review in Music — by Robert Machray — on Sep 14, 2009

• Music Review: Joe Henry - Blood from Stars

  The latest from Joe Henry uses the blues and jazz to explore the relationship between suffering and redemption.

  Review in Music — by Gavin Breeden — on Sep 14, 2009

• Retro Redux: The Story Of Esquerita - aka Eskew Reeder

  A true original, he had a different persona for every kind of music.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Sep 14, 2009

• Music Review: Q-Tip - Kamaal the Abstract

  Almost never released, Q-Tip's ambitious album forges a new blend of jazz and hip hop.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Sep 14, 2009

• Concert Review : Requiem by Berlioz at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles

  Berlioz Requiem gets a glorious outing at the Hollywood Bowl.

  Review in Music — by Robert Machray — on Sep 14, 2009

• Single Review: Peasant - "The End"

  This single was recording in a converted springhouse studio in the woods. How does Ted Kaczynski style of recording sound?

  Review in Music — by Daniel Terracina — on Sep 14, 2009

• Music Review: 500 Days of Summer Soundtrack

  Full of love, laughter, and heartbreak this soundtrack conveys everything the movie hits on.

  Review in Music — by Autumn Huffman — on Sep 14, 2009

Books

• Book Review: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett

  To catch a book thief, it takes a book dick!

  Review in Books — by Georganna Hancock — on Sep 14, 2009

• Book Review: Architectural Photography: Composition, Capture, And Digital Image Processing by Adrian Schulz

  Do you want to learn more about architectural photography?

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Sep 14, 2009

• Book Review: A Family Guide to the Bible by Christin Ditchfield

  Ditchfield's guide to the Bible is an invaluable resource for families, 'first generation' Christians, and new believers.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Sep 14, 2009

• Book Review: The Colorado Kid by Stephen King

  King's 2005 rumination on the nature of mystery gets undercut by its pulpish packaging.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 14, 2009

Video

• TV Review: The Jay Leno Show

  NBC rolled out its brand new, not so secret weapon, Jay Leno, on Monday night.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Sep 14, 2009

• DVD Review: The Our Gang Collection

  The Warner Archive presents MGM's "Our Gang."

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Sep 14, 2009

• Bones' Emily Deschanel and Hart Hanson Dish About Season Five

  Bones' showrunner confirms Brennan and Booth will be examining their feelings for each other as well as corpses this season.

  Interview in Video — by Gerry Weaver — on Sep 14, 2009

• Movie Review: 9

  Visually stunning, slightly too long.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Sep 14, 2009

• TV Review: True Blood - "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"

  True Blood's finale is hit and miss as all Bon Temps heads to a wedding, like it or not.

  Review in Video — by Gerry Weaver — on Sep 14, 2009

• Movie Review: 9

  So much to like, but so many disappointments.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 14, 2009

• TV Review: Man vs. Wild Is Back For Another Season on The Discovery Channel

  Bear Grylls is back for another round of nature against humanity.

  Review in Video — by Kate Brandli — on Sep 14, 2009

• TV Review: Supernatural - "Sympathy For The Devil"

  The apocalypse is an out of control situation where just about anything can go wrong. You know, the stuff we crave.

  Review in Video — by Alice Jester — on Sep 14, 2009

• DVD Review: Bonanza - The Official First Season: Volumes One and Two

  The Cartwrights are making their way from the Ponderosa to your living room in these new, remastered, sets.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Sep 14, 2009

• Movie Review: Man On Fire (2004)

  Man On Fire gives us Denzel at his finest!

  Review in Video — by Elliot Jones — on Sep 14, 2009

• Movie Review: All About Steve

  I like Bullock's effort, but the exercise is quite forgettable.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 14, 2009

• DVD Review: Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Complete Series Two

  Ramsay tries to help those who can't help themselves.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Sep 14, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Fringe - The Complete First Season

  A science fiction thriller that allows the viewer to decide their level of involvement.

  Review in Video — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Sep 14, 2009

• Behind the Scenes with House, M.D. Production Designer Jeremy Cassells

  House, M.D.'s production designer Jeremy Cassells on the season premiere and the show's star, Hugh Laurie.

  Interview in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Sep 14, 2009

Sci/Tech

• My iPod Addiction

  iPod addict's dream comes true.

  Satire in Sci/Tech — by Jack Goodstein — on Sep 14, 2009

Sports

• Seattle Seahawks Shut Out The St Louis Rams

  Seahawks open 2009 with a positive game, even if it was against a bad team.

  Review in Sports — by Russ Evenhuis — on Sep 14, 2009

• The Third Act of Kimbo Slice

  Are we in Kimbo Slice's world, or is he just stuck in everybody else's?

  Opinion in Sports — by Matt DeTura — on Sep 14, 2009

• Brian Urlacher Out for Season: Or, Why Crichton's Next Book Will be About the Chicago Bears

  To add infection to injury, Brian Urlacher's likely out for the year as the Chicago Bears fight the injury bug.

  News in Sports — by Tuffy — on Sep 14, 2009

Politics

• This Too Shall Pass

  What I tell my black grandchildren about the cad who shouted a lie at the president.

  Opinion in Politics — by Horace Mungin — on Sep 14, 2009

Gaming

• What's New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for September 14, 2009

  The Nintendo Channel gets an update and Nintendo unleashes a torrent of games upon the Wii and DSi Shopping Channels.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Sep 14, 2009

Culture

• Kanye West, Taylor Swift, and Rudeness

  Kanye West's interruption of Taylor Swift's speech is an example of how rude we've become.

  Opinion in Culture — by Julie Marie Totsch — on Sep 14, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Emily by Chris Cragin

  This diverting play aims to bring Emily Dickinson to life through drama and poetry.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Sep 14, 2009