October 1, 2009 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Basement Jaxx - Scars

  Scars, like all of the Basement Jaxx work, is an album that combines pop and dance with substance and soul.

  Review in Music — by Patrick Taylor — on Oct 01, 2009

• Music Review: John Phillips - Andy Warhol Presents Man On The Moon

  The long lost John Phillips musical welcomes you to the moon.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Oct 01, 2009

• Music Review: Ramsey Lewis - Songs From The Heart; Ramsey Plays Ramsey

  Could another Grammy (to add to all those he already has) be a possibility?

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Oct 01, 2009

• Music Review: BoA - BoA: Deluxe Edition

  Studio gloss can't hide the lack of talent on BoA's American debut.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Oct 01, 2009

• Verse Chorus Verse: Sarah McLachlan - "Good Enough"

  Sarah McLachlan can do the impossible...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Oct 01, 2009

• Music Review: Sonny Rollins With Thelonius Monk And Kenny Dorham - Moving Out

  Sonny Rollins teams with some of the finest players in these 1954 sessions.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Oct 01, 2009

• I Hear Sparks: Broken Harbour - Broken Harbour

  Blake Gibson/Broken Harbour stakes a claim in deep space for Canadian drone.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Oct 01, 2009

• Music Review: Muse - The Resistance

  Derivative? Pretentious? Ah, whatever!

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Oct 01, 2009

• Music Review: Converge - "Axe to Fall" and "Dark Horse" from Axe to Fall

  Converge promise to kill us with Axe to Fall.

  Review in Music — by ZonkyAtheist — on Oct 01, 2009

• Music Review: Little Feat, Rick Wakeman, Onslaught, Marduk, and De Magia Veterum

  This is your lot for the week, from pomp to the darkest of avant garde.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 01, 2009

• Bullet with Butterfly Wings

  Like the song from Smashing Pumpkins 1995 release Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, very rarely does rage just all of a sudden announce itself.

  Opinion in Music — by Benjamin Cossel — on Oct 01, 2009

Sports

• USA Network Loves 1990s Baseball

  From the Chuck Knoblauch allusion to the Chuck Finley recurring callback, it's all too obvious.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 01, 2009

• MAC Football Preview, Week 5: Two MAC East Teams Walk Into A Bar

  ...and the bartender says "Hey, why the 1-3 record?"

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 01, 2009

• Rough End of September for Cleveland

  From Delonte West to bad quarterbacks and a fired manager, the news never got better.

  Opinion in Sports — by Steve Koobs — on Oct 01, 2009

• The Ultimate Fighter, Fighters, and Artists

  What did Slice-Nelson tell us about bridging the gap from fighting to mixed martial arts?

  Opinion in Sports — by Matt DeTura — on Oct 01, 2009

• Kingdom Interviews: Sam Amick (Part II)

  The Sacramento Kings' beat writer, Sam Amick, breaks down the threat of relocation and the team's biggest offseason moves.

  Interview in Sports — by Alex Kramers — on Oct 01, 2009

Video

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Capitalism: A Love Story, The Invention of Lying, Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3D, Whip It, and Zombieland

  Horror, comedy, family - this week has something for everyone.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 01, 2009

• TV Review: FlashForward - “No More Good Days”

  FlashForward tries the Lost paradigm on for size, and finds it needs some alterations.

  Review in Video — by Travis Johnson — on Oct 01, 2009

• An Interview With Film Producer Deborah Calla of A Beautiful Life

  New indie stars Bai Ling, Dana Delany, Debi Mazar, Guillermo Diaz, Angela Sarafyan and Jesse Garcia

  Interview in Video — by Bob Andelman — on Oct 01, 2009

• Movie Review: The Magdalene Sisters

  The Magdalene Sisters isn't a mainstream movie, but it's well worth the effort to seek it out.

  Review in Video — by Karen Bentley — on Oct 01, 2009

• DVD Review: Life on Mars: The Complete Series

  Life on Mars is the American adaptation of the hit UK series.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Oct 01, 2009

• DVD Review: Veggie Tales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella - A Lesson in Confidence

  Minnesota Cuke is back, and with him comes a return to the winning Veggie Tales formula.

  Review in Video — by Jennifer Bogart — on Oct 01, 2009

• Movie Review: No Country for Old Men

  From the directing duo who brought you Fargo and Miller's Crossing comes the story of drug deal ... gone terribly wrong.

  Review in Video — by Jon Erbar — on Oct 01, 2009

• DVD Review: Foyle's War - From Dunkirk to VE Day (Sets One Thru Five)

  Experience the Second World War with Michael Kitchen as DCS Christopher Foyle in this wonderful mystery series from across the pond.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 01, 2009

• How To Save NBC's Heroes

  Forget about saving the cheerleader, how do we save the series?

  Opinion in Video — by Glen Boyd — on Oct 01, 2009

Culture

• Theater Review (NYC): The Buddha Play: The Life of the Buddha Assembled from the Original Texts

  A humble, graceful, and worthwhile teaching – and a really nice way to spend an hour and half.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Oct 01, 2009

• The Newest Great American Pop Artist and Her Butterfly Angel Art

  My daughter paints her shirt, and I remember Basquiat and Warhol.

  Opinion in Culture — by Leah Jewel Alexander — on Oct 01, 2009

• Chiller Eyegore Awards: Honorees Announced

  The Chiller Eyegore Awards is tomorrow, October 2nd.

  News in Culture — by Maddy Pumilia — on Oct 01, 2009

• To Gay USMC Smith: Your Billboard is Safe Here

  Memphis rednecks tear down a billboard honoring a gay Marine.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jet Gardner — on Oct 01, 2009

• Opera Review (LA): Siegfried at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

  Part three of the Los Angeles Ring as seen through the imagination of Achim Freyer. Siegfried is the best so far.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Oct 01, 2009

• Adventures in Denim

  The world of denim is fraught with pitfalls and muffin-tops.

  Opinion in Culture — by Joanne Huspek — on Oct 01, 2009

• What Makes You Think It's O.K. to Say That?!

  The next time someone hands this 20-year-old a kids' menu, I'm dyeing my hair gray.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jaimie Krycho — on Oct 01, 2009

• The World Business Forum - "Show Me the Assets"

  A perspective on insights and inspiration anticipated to emanate from the movers and shakers attending the 2009 World Business Forum.

  Opinion in Culture — by Hank Wasiak — on Oct 01, 2009

Books

• Book Review: The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran by Robert Spencer

  Spencer explains to infidels what they need to know about the Koran.

  Review in Books — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 01, 2009

• Book Review: The Lost Throne by Chris Kuzneski

  This enjoyable adventure/thriller brings us around the world looking for treasure and mysterious killers.

  Review in Books — by Michael Prince — on Oct 01, 2009

• Manga Review: The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology by Masahuru Takemura

  A lesson in molecules by way of comic book style.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Oct 01, 2009

• Book Review: Social Networking for Authors: Untapped Possibilities for Wealth by Michael Volkin

  Power techniques for authors to sell more books through social networking online.

  Review in Books — by Helen Gallagher — on Oct 01, 2009

• Book Review: Let the Shadows Fall Behind You by Kathy-Diane Leveille

  A beautifully expressive psychological thriller about a young woman who reluctantly returns to her hometown to confront a past of mystery, murder, and startling revelations.

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Oct 01, 2009

• Book Review: In the Presence of the Poor: Changing the Face of India by Kay Marshall Strom

  Dr. Vijayam is working hard, changing the economic and spiritual face of India — now is the time to join him.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Oct 01, 2009

Gaming

• Holy Invasion of the PlayStation Network, PSP!

  Talk about game overload! And it is not even November. Here are our picks from today's PSP extravaganza.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Oct 01, 2009

• Nintendo DS Review: Mario & Luigi - Bowser's Inside Story

  Does anyone want to know the story of Bowser's insides? Eww.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 01, 2009

• PlayStation Network Update: 10/01/2009

  It's PSP Go week with many, many digital PSP games and some minis too!

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Oct 01, 2009

• Brutal Legend DEMOTHON!

  Ormagoden DEMANDS you watch the Brutal Legend DEMOTHON!

  News in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Oct 01, 2009

• Nintendo Wii Review: Go Play Lumberjacks

  Lumberjack mini-games? Time to break out your inner Paul Bunyan.

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 01, 2009

• PAX 2009 Impressions: Bayonetta

  One of PAX's smallest booths plays host to its biggest surprise.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Oct 01, 2009

• Nintendo DS Review: Treasure World

  Ever dream of being a treasure hunter and exploring new worlds?

  Review in Gaming — by April Pohren — on Oct 01, 2009