October 20, 2009 Archive

Music

• Blu-ray Music Review: Eminem - Live From New York City

  A dull, dreary concert performance that may not even please fans.

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

• Music Review: Eric Clapton - Another Ticket

  Eric Clapton: Chapter 18.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Oct 20, 2009

• Music Review: Bob Dylan - Christmas In The Heart

  Dylan doing Christmas isn't for everybody. Just make sure that you dig "The Croak."

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Oct 20, 2009

• New Album Releases Oct. 20, 2009: Sufjan Stevens, Coco Montoya, Lyle Lovett, Tim McGraw, Flight of the Conchords

  If you like your music with a cowboy hat, this week is for you...

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Oct 20, 2009

• Verse Chorus Verse: The Springsteen Guaranteeds

  Three songs are in the bag...

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Oct 20, 2009

• Music Review: Various Artists: Things About Comin’ My Way: A Tribute to the Music of The Mississippi Sheiks

  Sittin’ on top of the world.

  Review in Music — by Lou Novacheck — on Oct 20, 2009

• Music Review: Converge - Axe to Fall

  Converge expands their all-in assault on their eighth studio album.

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

• Music Review: The Pastels/The Tenniscoats - Two Sunsets

  International pop pals bask in Glasgow’s warmth and share 12 lingering memories

  Review in Music — by Kevin Gustafson — on Oct 20, 2009

• Reviews in Brief: The Academy Is - Lost in Pacific Time (AP/EP)

  The Academy Is provides fans with a treat in the form of five new excellent songs.

  Review in Music — by Jennifer Stuart — on Oct 20, 2009

• Music Review: Dani Wilde: Heal My Blues

  Don’t slow down, Susan Tedeschi, or else you’ll have some Wilde footprints up your back and down your front.

  Review in Music — by Lou Novacheck — on Oct 20, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Dracula: the Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker & Ian Holt

  We thought Dracula was dead; we were deadly wrong.

  Review in Books — by Sahar — on Oct 20, 2009

• Book Review: ArchEnemy by Frank Beddor

  A thrilling conclusion to "The Looking Glass Wars" trilogy.

  Review in Books — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Oct 20, 2009

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of October 19, 2009

  SuperFreakonomics, Keegan, Altman, Gladwell, Michael Jackson, Tracy Morgan, Timothy Keller, Sorkin, Rubens, 'Heidegger and a Hippo'; Cornwell, Steel, Vonnegut, Mayle, Johansen, Pamuk...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Oct 20, 2009

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space

  If you hunger for more after finishing off "Sam & Max Save the World," this makes a great second course.

  Review in Gaming — by Sombrero Grande — on Oct 20, 2009

• Multiplayer Chat Radio October Schedule

  October has the launch of the PSP Go, Brutal Legend, Uncharted 2, and we have an interview with Ian Lynch Smith from Freeverse.

  News in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Oct 20, 2009

• Nintendo Wii Review: Baseball Blast!

  Baseball themed mini-games hit the Wii. Do they knock one out of the park?

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 20, 2009

• Queen, The Beatles Hit Rock Band Today, "Fat Bottomed Girls" Included

  Dynamite with a laser beam.

  News in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Oct 20, 2009

• Rainbow Six Vegas Versus

  Four games enter. One game leaves.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Mark Buckingham — on Oct 20, 2009

Politics

• Operation Enduring Poverty

  How much of an incompetent is Obama to convert the Audacity of Hope into the Paucity from Nope?

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Oct 20, 2009

Culture

• The World According to Your Child

  Learn how to parent from the child's perspective. It's the #1 gift you can give to your children.

  Opinion in Culture — by Emily Geizer — on Oct 20, 2009

• The Magnetic Illusion

  Why do we spend $1 billion on therapeutic magnets that don't work?

  Opinion in Culture — by Bob Lloyd — on Oct 20, 2009

• Theatre Review (LA): Parade by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown at the Mark Taper Forum

  With a cast full of stars, this revamped Parade tells a harrowing story but is a wonderful theatrical event.

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

• Corporate Culture Shock

  Corporate culture makes a huge difference in employees' attitudes towards work.

  Opinion in Culture — by Brittany Linstrom — on Oct 20, 2009

• The Forbidden Fruit

  Dating the "forbidden fruit" runs in my family, with all the clashes you'd expect.

  Opinion in Culture — by BrunetteConversations — on Oct 20, 2009

Video

• Reality TV Casting Call Weekly Wrap-Up: MTV's True Life, Bravo's Jackie Warner Show, Bridezillas, Losing It with Jillian Michaels, and More

  Fat people, bride people, single people, party people... calling all people.

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Oct 20, 2009

• DVD Review: Red Dwarf - Back to Earth

  Red Dwarf: Back to Earth brings back the cast of the British sci-fi spoof for an all new story.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Oct 20, 2009

• DVD Review: Chantal Akerman's From the East

  A masterwork of mood and environment.

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

• TV Review: Lie To Me - "Honey"

  Garret Dillahunt ratchets up the tension on Lie To Me as Cal Lightman gets taken hostage by a love-crazed murder suspect.

  Review in Video — by Gerry Weaver — on Oct 20, 2009

• TV Review: The Beauty of The Bank of Mom and Dad

  Who you gonna call... Mom and Dad? See how you can get out of debt without asking for a dime!

  Review in Video — by Roxanne Postell — on Oct 20, 2009

• DVD Pick of the Week: The Tournament

  Plenty of new titles to waste your time with.

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

• Movie Review: Bright Star

  Forever panting and forever young.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Oct 20, 2009

• TV Review: House, M.D. - "Brave Heart"

  A classic House, M.D. episode has House and the team diagnosing a healthy man who's about to die.

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Oct 20, 2009

• DVD Review: Peanuts 1970's Collection Vol.1

  These chronological collections are the best way to own the Peanuts specials.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Oct 20, 2009

• Movie Review: Motherhood

  The Buzz on Motherhood - The Mom Blog Hits the Big Screen

  Review in Video — by Nicole Riera — on Oct 20, 2009

Sports

• Terrelle Pryor and the Terrible Twos

  Why the toddler should be pulled.

  Opinion in Sports — by Robert M. Barga — on Oct 20, 2009

• SEC Week Eight Previews and Picks

  It's Florida and Alabama's conference. The rest fight for the various bowl bids tied to the SEC.

  Opinion in Sports — by Jay Skipworth — on Oct 20, 2009