October 29, 2009 Archive

Music

• "Going to Kansas City": Journeying Through the Catalog of Leiber and Stoller

  Exploring the catalog of songwriters Leiber and Stoller reveals the very foundations of rock & roll.

  Opinion in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Oct 29, 2009

• Music Review: The Definitive Horror Music Collection

  Ideal for a Halloween/horror party, or as a gift to a horror music aficionado.

  Review in Music — by Luigi Bastardo — on Oct 29, 2009

• Music Review: Charlie Winston - Hobo

  Selling like hot croissants, Charlie Winston, England's Hobo.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Oct 29, 2009

• iTunes Chart Watch 10/26/09: Owl City, New Moon Soundtrack Top iTunes Charts

  Honesty is the best policy...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Oct 29, 2009

• Music Review: Group Bombino - Guitars From Agadez Vol. 2

  This is the music of rebellion, and you can hear that in every note they play and every word they sing.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 29, 2009

• Concert Review: The Avett Brothers at House of Blues (Boston, MA)

  The Avett Brothers mature on their new album I and Love and You, and their performance proves it.

  Review in Music — by Cindal Lee Heart — on Oct 29, 2009

• Verse Chorus Verse: U2 - "Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World"

  The right song at the right time, even if it's all wrong...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Oct 29, 2009

• Music Review: Keb'Mo' - Live & Mo'

  Keb' Mo's first indie-label outing may leave fans wanting Mo'.

  Review in Music — by Holly Hughes — on Oct 29, 2009

• Music Review: Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack

  The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack will probably be enjoyed the most after the film comes out.

  Review in Music — by writnkitten — on Oct 29, 2009

• Music Review: Joss Stone - Colour Me Free

  Enjoy the benefit of Joss Stone's musical itch.

  Review in Music — by Sahar — on Oct 29, 2009

Politics

• Radical Imam Killed in Shootout with FBI in Detroit

  An FBI raid on a Detroit warehouse ended in a violent confrontation with the leader of a muslim separatist group.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Oct 29, 2009

• Pelosi Unveils Dem Health Care Bill: All 1,990 Pages of It

  "We are putting it online for all Americans to see."

  News in Politics — by Christine Lakatos — on Oct 29, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Tales of the Heartily Homeschooled by Rachel Starr Thomson and Carolyn Joy Currey

  20 children, 4 parents, and a trip across Canada - all par for the course when you're Heartily Homeschooled.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Oct 29, 2009

• Book Review: God Made Your Body by Jim Burns

  Get your child’s sex ed off to a good start with this book for ages 3-5 years.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Oct 29, 2009

• Graphic Novel Review: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Vol. Six – Vindication by John Jackson Miller and Brian Ching

  Vindication brings padawan Zayne Carrick’s quest to clear his name to an end, while setting up new adventures.

  Review in Books — by Blake Matthews — on Oct 29, 2009

• Book Review: Dog & Butterfly by Ann and Nancy Wilson

  Let the Dog & Butterfly lull your little ones to sleep...

  Review in Books — by Fitz — on Oct 29, 2009

• Jurors for the Neustadt Prize for Literature Convene in Oklahoma

  Nine internationally-renowned authors, the most prestigious literary prize in America, and you said it was in Oklahoma? Why, yes!

  News in Books — by Kerri Shadid — on Oct 29, 2009

• Book Review: New & Selected Poems / 1975-2005 by Robert Ronnow

  Robert Ronnow's newest poetry collection shows his still-growing development as both a man and a poet.

  Review in Books — by Christy Corp-Minamiji — on Oct 29, 2009

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

  Dracula returns, and the Queen of Hell is hot on his heels.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Oct 29, 2009

• Book Review: Led Zeppelin: Photographs By Neal Preston by Neal Preston

  Been a long time since they rock 'n' rolled, but Preston recalls Zeppelin in striking photo collection.

  Review in Books — by Donald Gibson — on Oct 29, 2009

• Book Review: Forest Of The Pygmies by Isabel Allende

  Without rubbing a reader's face in it Isabel Allende's stories teach valuable lessons about tolerance and understanding.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 29, 2009

• Book Review: Lit by Mary Karr

  A beautifully horrific tale of recovery.

  Review in Books — by Laura Blankenship — on Oct 29, 2009

• Manga Review: Deka Kyoshi Volume One by Tamio Baba

  Forget its dubious premise, this high-concept manga has other things going for it.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Oct 29, 2009

• Book Review: Weird Monologues for a Rainy Life (irreverent ramblings from the end of the world) by Lorette C. Luzajic

  Bright young thing Lorette C. Luzajic backcatalogues her weird monologues in this Handymaiden Editon.

  Review in Books — by Paul Robinson — on Oct 29, 2009

• Book Review: Fat Guys Shouldn’t Be Dancin’ at Halftime by Chet Coppock

  Fat Guys Shouldn't Be Dancin' at Halftime is a fast,funny ride through four decades of Chicago sports.

  Review in Books — by Jade Blackmore — on Oct 29, 2009

Video

• DVD Review: Monty Python - Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

  This is NO EX-PARROT!

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on Oct 29, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Monsoon Wedding (The Criterion Collection)

  Monsoon Wedding joins The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and DVD.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 29, 2009

• Reality TV Casting Call Wrap-Up: BET's Daddy's Home, MTV's True Life, Plastic Surgery Documentary, Weight Loss Show, and More

  Vampires, witches, warlocks; plastic surgeons (or their victims); people in need of makeovers; people who need to lose weight...

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Oct 29, 2009

• The Office: Pam and Jim's Wedding Day Lives Up to Expectations

  The day we've all been waiting for: Jim and Pam's wedding day!

  Opinion in Video — by TexasSoonerFan — on Oct 29, 2009

• DVD Review: Drag Me To Hell

  Drag Me To Hell, while not a solid film, is still an enjoyable ride for those familiar and not so familiar with Raimi's work.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Oct 29, 2009

• DVD Review: Land of The Lost (2009)

  Land of The Lost (2009) is an adaptation of the TV series starring Will Ferrell.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Oct 29, 2009

• Movie Review: Where The Wild Things Are - or Aren't

  Disturbing collage of merchandising and not a children's movie.

  Review in Video — by Damien Riley — on Oct 29, 2009

• Movie Review: This Is It

  This Is It -- a brilliant fake film on a two-week run.

  Review in Video — by Heloise — on Oct 29, 2009

• October '09 Releases from Alpha Video

  Adventure. Excitement. Really wild things.

  News in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Oct 29, 2009

• TV Review: Castle - "Vampire Weekend"

  Castle and Beckett have a dead guy amidst gravestones galore, but this is not all Halloween has in store.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Oct 29, 2009

• DVD Review: Slaughter Night

  Uninspired horror film that is content to remain faceless.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 29, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen

  The closest thing to a roller coaster you'll get in your living room.

  Review in Video — by Jesse G. Barnes — on Oct 29, 2009

• Movie Review: Where the Wild Things Are

  Famed children's book debuts on the big screen as an indie drama.

  Review in Video — by Trevor Clark — on Oct 29, 2009

• TV Review: Lie To Me - "Grievous Bodily Harm"

  Lightman finds an old friend brings him more trouble than fond memories.

  Review in Video — by Gerry Weaver — on Oct 29, 2009

• DVD Review: Carved

  Here is a cure for insomnia.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 29, 2009

Sports

• The Big Ten (11) Preview: Week Nine

  Now with 150% more laughing!

  Opinion in Sports — by Robert M. Barga — on Oct 29, 2009

• Sounders FC Opens MLS Playoffs Tonight Vs. Houston

  The expansion Sounders beat and drew against Houston during the regular season.

  News in Sports — by Russ Evenhuis — on Oct 29, 2009

• Jackets Losing Continues, This Time 4-1 to Phoenix

  Where did the team go?

  News in Sports — by Robert M. Barga — on Oct 29, 2009

• World Series: Cliff Lee Dominates Yankees In Game 1

  Cliff Lee Dominates and the Yankees lose another inaugural World Series game in a new home.

  Opinion in Sports — by Anthony Tobis — on Oct 29, 2009

• Why the Celtics Will Beat the Single Season Win Record

  The Celtics not only have their eyes on the championship, but also the all-time single season win record

  Opinion in Sports — by bigguyd — on Oct 29, 2009

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

  Kingdom Hearts comes back in a major way on the Nintendo DS with this tragic adventure!

  Review in Gaming — by Chelsea Doyle — on Oct 29, 2009

• A Profile of Craig Stern, Indie Game Developer

  An interview with and profile of Craig Stern, creator of the Telepath RPG series of Flash games.

  Interview in Gaming — by Nathaniel Edwards — on Oct 29, 2009

Sci/Tech

• BlogWorld 2009: Blogging with the Big Kids

  My blogging adventures in Las Vegas or new blogger gets her feet wet.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by GetinandGo — on Oct 29, 2009

Tastes

• Exploring Wines of Madrid

  Madrid is one of the most sophisticated regions in Spain in terms of gastronomy.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Oct 29, 2009

Culture

• Theater Review (Waterbury, CT): Avenue Q

  Maybe I'm just too old for this.

  Review in Culture — by CindyC — on Oct 29, 2009

• Clean-up On Child Four

  How to crush a 10-year-old.

  Opinion in Culture — by Emily Deck — on Oct 29, 2009