October 3, 2009 Archive

Music

• Concert Review: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2009: Day Two

  The Austin City Limits Festival continues with Day Two.

  Review in Music — by Brian Murff — on Oct 03, 2009

• Music Review: Karen O And The Kids - Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack

  The soundtrack to a movie based on a 10-sentence picture book: Worth checking out?

  Review in Music — by Daniel Terracina — on Oct 03, 2009

• Concert Review: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2009: Day One

  Our coverage of the Austin City Limits Music Festival begins with a report on Day One...

  Review in Music — by Brian Murff — on Oct 03, 2009

• Interview: Rahul Ram Of Indian Ocean

  I don't think as a musician you can help being influenced by Bollywood whether you want to or not.

  Interview in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 03, 2009

• Music Review - Jamie T - Kings And Queens

  Mercury Prize winner Jamie T's Kings and Queens suggests the best is yet to come.

  Review in Music — by Patrick Taylor — on Oct 03, 2009

• Concert Review: Pearl Jam - Gibson Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA - 9/30/09

  If this show was any indication, I recommend you see them when they come to your town.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Oct 03, 2009

• Music Review: Thomas Zehetmair Niccolo Paganini - 24 Capricci

  Thomas Zehetmair interprets Paganini's 24 Capricci for the ECM New Series label with amazing results.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Oct 03, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Cheap Trick - Sgt. Pepper Live

  Cheap Trick boldly go where no band has gone before.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Oct 03, 2009

• Music Review: Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson — Break Up

  Breaking up is hard to do, but it sure sounds like fun.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Oct 03, 2009

Sports

• Jackets Start The Season With a Win Over Minnesota 2-1

  Both the fans and the power play started where they left off last year.

  News in Sports — by Robert M. Barga — on Oct 03, 2009

• Notre Dame Marches to Victory Over Washington With Overtime Win

  With Saturday's overtime drama, Weis and the Irish may finally have notched the win they needed to right their course this season.

  Opinion in Sports — by Anthony Tobis — on Oct 03, 2009

Books

• Book Review: The Magical Chorus - A History Of Russian Culture From Tolstoy To Solzhenitsyn by Solomon Volkov

  Fascinating story of Russian culture during the 20th century.

  Review in Books — by Greg Barbrick — on Oct 03, 2009

• Book Review: Generosity by Richard Powers

  Richard Powers shows that DNA and fiction can mix in this story of woman who is hard-wired to be happy.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Oct 03, 2009

• Book Review: Legion: Horus Heresy, Book Seven by Dan Abnett

  Can Dan Abnett save the flagging Horus Heresy franchise?

  Review in Books — by Karl Wolff — on Oct 03, 2009

• Book Review: Keynes: The Return of the Master by Robert Skideslsky

  If you're suffering from whiplash trying to follow the changes in economic fashion, here's a helpful support.

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Oct 03, 2009

• Book Review: Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love by Lara Vapnyar

  Lara Vapnyar Creates Mouth-Watering Mix of Food and Fiction

  Review in Books — by Mary Curtis — on Oct 03, 2009

• Why The Easter Parade was Richard Yates' Best Novel, Not Revolutionary Road

  A classic novel that does not live up to the hype, even as it exceeds its author's earlier works.

  Review in Books — by Dan Schneider — on Oct 03, 2009

• Book Review: What’s Your Poo Telling You? by John Richman and Anish Sheth, M.D.

  Who knew poo was this interesting?

  Review in Books — by Emily Deck — on Oct 03, 2009

• Book Review: Led Zeppelin: Shadows Taller Than Our Souls by Charles R. Cross

  Wanna' Whole Lotta' Zeppelin? Here's Your Stairway To Heaven.

  Review in Books — by Glen Boyd — on Oct 03, 2009

• Book Review: Water Witch by Deborah LeBlanc

  Mad Olm is slowly burying alive two children deep in a swamp while two sisters race to save them.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Oct 03, 2009

Politics

• Trillions More in Debt with Nothing Good to Show for It

  We have been told that all this spending is necessary right now - where are the good results?

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Oct 03, 2009

• Gutsy Not the Right Word for Grayson's Actions

  Alan Grayson's satire of the Republican stance on health care not best described as 'gutsy.'

  Opinion in Politics — by Trevor Clark — on Oct 03, 2009

Gaming

• PlayStation Portable Review: Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days

  You will never want to sleep again… That is if you have a psp and love strategy rpg’s.

  Review in Gaming — by Shinmigami — on Oct 03, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Product Review: Periscope Lighted Folio for Kindle 1

  Big, bulky, cumbersome, poorly constructed, and completely unnecessary!

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Lynda Lippin — on Oct 03, 2009

• Opening Up the Klamath River

  Expected removal of four dams will allow salmon to go home.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Jerry Wilkinson — on Oct 03, 2009

• Is Science Just Another Opinion?

  What can be proven is what's real.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Bob Lloyd — on Oct 03, 2009

• Software Review: Michael Andrew's PaintBaller Pro Presets

  Are you looking for some pop in your photos?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Oct 03, 2009

Culture

• Kayaking for Beginners: A Brief Introductory

  Want to learn to kayak, but just don't know where to begin? Well, this article is for you!

  Opinion in Culture — by Daniel Terracina — on Oct 03, 2009

• Theme Park Review: Universal Studio Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights

  It’s better than ever.

  Review in Culture — by Maddy Pumilia — on Oct 03, 2009

• Dating: Too Soon to Name Children?

  To name or not to name?

  Opinion in Culture — by Emily Deck — on Oct 03, 2009

• Cliff Diving

  Cliff diving: a thrilling experience (if done right...)

  Opinion in Culture — by Trevor Clark — on Oct 03, 2009

• Grief, Willy DeVille, Me, and Michael Jackson Too

  Grief is nothing to be afraid of, but neither should it be a spectator sport.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 03, 2009

• Chiller Eyegore Awards Recap

  The Chiller Eyegore Awards will air on Chiller later this month.

  News in Culture — by Maddy Pumilia — on Oct 03, 2009

Video

• DVD Review: Big Windup! – Part One

  A rare sports anime to make it to the West, Big Windup! hits a homerun.

  Review in Video — by Sterfish — on Oct 03, 2009