January 19, 2010 Archive

Music

• COACHELLA 2010 Line-up Announced

  What? Still no Smiths reunion?

  News in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jan 19, 2010

• Music Review: Sigh - Scenes from Hell

  An expansive, complex, chaotic piece of work.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Jan 19, 2010

• Music Review: Leif Vollebekk - Inland

  Don't miss your second chance to hear Leif Vollebekk on his beautiful, unique debut album.

  Review in Music — by Patrick Taylor — on Jan 19, 2010

• Music Review: Juozas Milasius - Slow

  A post-garde solo electric guitar record. Sort of.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jan 19, 2010

• New Album Releases: Motion City Soundtrack, Eels, Editors, Gretchen Wilson

  The New Album Releases, brought to you with a little help from my friends...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jan 19, 2010

• Verse Chorus Verse: The White Stripes - "Catch Hell Blues"

  The gospel of Jack White...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jan 19, 2010

• Music Review: William Orbit - Odyssey

  William Orbit's latest is neither an artist album nor a true mix set. So what exactly is it?

  Review in Music — by David R Perry — on Jan 19, 2010

• Radio Free MP3: Kuan, The Shondes, & Sea Bear

  Help yourself to some free MP3s from Kuan, The Shondes, & Sea Bear...

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Jan 19, 2010

• Music Review: Motion City Soundtrack — My Dinosaur Life

  Motion City Soundtrack safely survives the move to major-label status with its angst-ridden wit and whiplash tempos intact.

  Review in Music — by Holly Hughes — on Jan 19, 2010

• Music Review: B.J. Thomas - On My Way/Young And In Love

  The second in the Collector's Choice series of reissues.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Jan 19, 2010

• iTunes Chart Watch: Vampire Weekend, Ke$ha, & The Return of Train

  The pop kids vs. the cool kids on the iTunes Chart Watch...

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jan 19, 2010

• Comedy Review: George Lopez: Tall, Dark, & Chicano

  Raw, angry, and real. Ridiculously funny for those who get it.

  Review in Music — by Rey Lopez-Calderon — on Jan 19, 2010

• Music Review: Various - Putumayo Presents: España

  Want to get started with Spanish music but don't know where to start? This is the disc for you.

  Review in Music — by Jennifer Bogart — on Jan 19, 2010

• Music Review: Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté - Ali and Toumani

  "Ali and Toumani," an album of duets by two of Africa's most distinguished musicians.

  Review in Music — by Earl G. Lundquist — on Jan 19, 2010

• Music Review: The Sojourners – Eponymous

  The Sojourners are not on a sojourn; they’re here to stay.

  Review in Music — by Lou Novacheck — on Jan 19, 2010

• Music Review: Edward Ratliff - Those Moments Before

  "Original intent" is difficult. Listening is easy.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jan 19, 2010

Video

• Blu-ray Review: Magnolia

  Magnolia soars on the strength of its performances, and on the humanity of its subjects.

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on Jan 19, 2010

• DVD Review: The Boys Are Back

  Clive Owen stars in this Australian drama that might just be the sleeper hit of 2009.

  Review in Video — by Daniel Terracina — on Jan 19, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: The Bourne Identity

  Bourne is back again with a Blu-ray/DVD combo disc.

  Review in Video — by Todd Douglass — on Jan 19, 2010

• TV Review: Castle - "Sucker Punch"

  A dead man leads to a personal revelation for Beckett.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Jan 19, 2010

• DVD Review: Surrogates

  Living through surrogate robots becomes dangerous: Bruce Willis investigates

  Review in Video — by Jack Goodstein — on Jan 19, 2010

• Avatar: An Uplink into Nature - The Next Craze

  After missing out on previous epics, there is no way I was going to miss out on Avatar!

  Opinion in Video — by FEM4Ever — on Jan 19, 2010

• DVD Review: Aziz Ansari - Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening

  Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening is friggin' hilarious, and is no doubt just the beginning of a huge year for this comic.

  Review in Video — by Patrick Taylor — on Jan 19, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: Chuck - The Complete Second Season

  Chuck: The Complete Second Season sees the return of uber-nerd turned spy Chuck Bartowski.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Jan 19, 2010

• DVD Review: Marvel Animation: 6 Film Set

  Six animated films in one box set featuring some of Marvel's most beloved heroes.

  Review in Video — by Daniel Terracina — on Jan 19, 2010

• Movie Review: The Lovely Bones

  Reaches for magical and spiritual but ends up silly and sentimental.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Jan 19, 2010

• TV Recap: 24 - Day 8, Hours 1 and 2

  We wonder if Jack has ever heard the phrase, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.”

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Jan 19, 2010

• Box Office Update 1/15-1/17: Can Anything Stop Avatar?

  Avatar keeps on moving! Unbelievable!

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 19, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: Halloween II (2009): Unrated Director’s Cut

  Wretched (adj): inadequate or irritating. Also see: Rob Zombie’s Halloween II.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Jan 19, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: Smokin' Aces 2 - Assassins' Ball

  Prequel is entertaining enough, but nothing special.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 19, 2010

Books

• Book Review: Akbar and Birbal by Amita Sarin

  A fantastic swirl of Indian history, Indian ways of life and hilarious descriptions of events.

  Review in Books — by Calvinator — on Jan 19, 2010

• Book Review: Blues & Chaos: The Music Writing of Robert Palmer Edited by Anthony DeCurtis

  "When people move, their demons tend to travel with them." – Robbie Robertson

  Review in Books — by Lou Novacheck — on Jan 19, 2010

• Book Review: A Plague upon Humanity: The Hidden History of Japan's Biological Warfare Program by Daniel Barenblatt

  A Plague Upon Humanity is a very well researched, well documented and well written account of this time of atrocities, and I recommend it highly.

  Review in Books — by Jessica Schneider — on Jan 19, 2010

• Book Review: Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

  Riding a bike isn't the only thing that Auden has missed out on growing up.

  Review in Books — by Latresha Byrd — on Jan 19, 2010

• Book Review: Fever by Bill Pronzini

  When the Nameless Detective goes on the hunt for missing wife, he quickly discovers the cost of her addiction.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Jan 19, 2010

Politics

• Justice: The New Reparations

  No matter what it's called, it's wrong

  Opinion in Politics — by The Obnoxious American — on Jan 19, 2010

• On The Edge Of Grateness

  Was the possibility of Coakley losing to Brown worth pursuing "bipartisanship", Barry? Heck of a job!

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Jan 19, 2010

• For Orphans in Haiti, Cut the Damn Red Tape Already

  The “letter” vs. the “spirit” of the law; the Haitian orphan crisis deserves the latter.

  Opinion in Politics — by Christine Lakatos — on Jan 19, 2010

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii Review: The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces

  A fine flight action game with solid RPG elements as corporations fight for supremacy.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Jan 19, 2010

• Revisiting Final Fantasy VIII

  With its new-found downloadability, this reviewer takes another look at Final Fantasy VIII

  Opinion in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Jan 19, 2010

• Game du Jour Deals: January 17 - 23, 2010

  Solve a murder, plan a wedding, or stalk some celebs in this week's Game du Jour games.

  News in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Jan 19, 2010

Culture

• Save the Children Wants to "Build Back Better" in Haiti

  It's key we all use this opportunity to "build back better" in Haiti.

  News in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jan 19, 2010

• Lent: The Cure

  A shopaholic learns that making promises to others can solve one’s own problems.

  Opinion in Culture — by Miss Bob Etier — on Jan 19, 2010

• Theater Review (Waterbury, CT): Cirque Dreams Illumination

  In this dazzling spectacle, even simple dance moves and acrobatics become works of art.

  Review in Culture — by CindyC — on Jan 19, 2010

• Global Hunger Crisis from Haiti to Yemen and Sudan

  The global hunger crisis is raging, from earthquake-devastated Haiti to Yemen, Sudan, and other countries.

  News in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jan 19, 2010

• Theatre Review (LA): A Song at Twilight by Noel Coward at the Odyssey Theatre

  Orson Bean plays an aging but successful writer who has lived his life in the closet.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jan 19, 2010

Sports

• Tigers' 2010 Opening Day Roster Projection

  A mixture of anticipation and anxiety forced me to do this in January.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jan 19, 2010

Tastes

• The Atholl Brose: Och! That's Guid!

  Man can live on drink alone -- as long as it has oatmeal in it.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Kate Shea Kennon — on Jan 19, 2010