February 17, 2010 Archive

Music

• VCV: Wilco - "Impossible Germany"

  Watching the detective...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Feb 17, 2010

• Music Review: Corrine Bailey Rae - The Sea

  After a devastating personal tragedy, the Grammy-winning soul singer re-emerges with her passions intact.

  Review in Music — by TYRONE S REID — on Feb 17, 2010

• Radio Free MP3: Brother Dege, Medication, & Tony Sly

  Free MP3s for the taking.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Feb 17, 2010

• New Album Releases 2/15/09: Matthew Ryan, Dan Black, Nick Curran, Tindersticks, Santana

  New music from Matthew Ryan and a retread from Santana top this week's releases...

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Feb 17, 2010

• Music Reviews: Acrassicauda, At Vance, Raise the Red Lantern, KMDFM, and Dyse

  Iraqi metal, German avant-garde something and of course a varied remix album.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 17, 2010

• Music Review: Hammerfall - No Sacrifice, No Victory

  Power metal done right.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 17, 2010

• Happy 40th Birthday, Heavy Metal

  Where do you find black frosting for a cake?

  News in Music — by seanony — on Feb 17, 2010

• Music Review: Claudio Roditi — Simpatico

  Twelve new Brazil-meets-Jazz tracks from Grammy nominee and horn-man Caludion Roditi.

  Review in Music — by Earl G. Lundquist — on Feb 17, 2010

• Music Review: Medicine Head - Radio Sessions 1971-1977

  A gem laden collection of session recordings.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Feb 17, 2010

• Music Review: Killing Time - Three Steps Back

  Old school hardcore, do it yourself style.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 17, 2010

Books

• Book Review: The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney

  Witches, ghosts, and heebie-jeebies in a perfectly bewitching book for readers of all ages.

  Review in Books — by Jessica Lada — on Feb 17, 2010

• Interview with Sue Lange, author of Uncategorized

  "Read what you like. Steal ideas from what you read. Rinse and repeat," states Lange.

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Feb 17, 2010

• Book Review: Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

  The pace starts off fast and furious and continues straight up through the end in Kim Harrison's latest book in the Hollows series.

  Review in Books — by Lisa Damian — on Feb 17, 2010

• Interview with Lauren Kate, Author of Fallen

  "Fallen angels, demons, reincarnation, and the war in heaven were all battling for a piece of the action," says Kate.

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Feb 17, 2010

• Book Review: The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers

  The effects of a murder in a family witnessed by two impressionable girls affects their entire lives.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Feb 17, 2010

Video

• DVD Review: Lost City Raiders

  Forgettable straight-to-video flick.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 17, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: Black Dynamite

  Without a doubt the best satire made within the last ten years.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Feb 17, 2010

• DVD Review: The Bible Stories - Jesus

  Enjoy another take on “the greatest story ever told,” re-released in time for Easter.

  Review in Video — by Miss Bob Etier — on Feb 17, 2010

• Movie Review: The Wolfman (2010)

  While this Wolfman doesn't quite have nards, it's certainly no hairball.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on Feb 17, 2010

• DVD Review: Shiva Rea: Daily Energy - Vinyasa Flow Yoga

  An easy to follow yoga instruction for busy people.

  Review in Video — by Confessions of an Overworked Mom — on Feb 17, 2010

• TV Review: Lost - "The Substitute"

  Answers! It's the one thing that eluded us for seasons, and we finally got an answer to one of the biggest mysteries of the show — the numbers.

  Review in Video — by The TV Obsessed — on Feb 17, 2010

• DVD Review: The Bible Stories - Esther

  Esther was a nobody from nowhere who risked death for her beliefs, thereby changing history. Here’s her empowering story.

  Review in Video — by Miss Bob Etier — on Feb 17, 2010

• TV Review: Lost - "The Substitute"

  The Man in Black: knocking the island off the scale.

  Review in Video — by Kate Shea Kennon — on Feb 17, 2010

• DVD Review: Vega$: Season One, Volume 2

  Wait, you mean Vegas was once without Crime Scene Investigators?

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Feb 17, 2010

• DVD Review: Cannon: Season Two, Volume 2

  The fat man returns.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Feb 17, 2010

• Lost - What if the New Locke is Actually Good?

  Seriously, what if Locke is actually a good guy?

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Feb 17, 2010

Culture

• Five Dollar Fine: Kill Your Ideals, Then Rebuild Them

  In order to survive, all our ideas must be presented.

  Opinion in Culture — by Benjamin Cossel — on Feb 17, 2010

• Theater Review (Stratford, CT): Love Letters

  A charming love story, told solely through the power of words.

  Review in Culture — by CindyC — on Feb 17, 2010

• Event Review: "A Venetian Valentine Evening" at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

  A romantic evening spent amidst some of the nation's finest works of art.

  Review in Culture — by Jennifer Williams — on Feb 17, 2010

• Theater Review (New Haven): Compulsion at Yale Rep

  Yale Rep's Compulsion: An interesting drama with a disappointing twist.

  Review in Culture — by CindyC — on Feb 17, 2010

• Driving in Paradise

  Driving in Paradise can be hell. Try to imagine what it is like to be involved in an accident.

  Opinion in Culture — by Myrna Raquel Cleghorn — on Feb 17, 2010

• Greener Ways to Clean

  Three old-time, tried and true cleaners working as hard today as in Grandma's day.

  Opinion in Culture — by Kersten — on Feb 17, 2010

• Defeating Hunger at Home and Abroad

  There are enough resources to end hunger both at home and abroad. Never settle for anything less.

  Opinion in Culture — by William Lambers — on Feb 17, 2010

• The Evil That Men Do

  The terrible consequences of abuse and incest.

  Opinion in Culture — by ismailjabaar — on Feb 17, 2010

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii Review: Cook Wars

  This cooking simulator has an attractive price and high cooking task variety, but a low recipe cache.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Feb 17, 2010

• Screenshots: Prince of Persia - The Forgotten Sands on the Nintendo Wii

  We take a look at screenshots of the Wii version of the new Prince of Persia game.

  News in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Feb 17, 2010

Sci/Tech

• Video Training Review: Artistic Portraits In Photoshop With Susi Lawson

  Artistic Portraits In Photoshop will have you producing digital works of art in no time.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Feb 17, 2010

Sports

• Go Finland: Hyva Suomi

  American immigrants in the U.P. cheer for their homeland Finland.

  News in Sports — by Bruce G. Smith — on Feb 17, 2010

• Curling, Day 1: It's Like Canada's Good At This

  Meanwhile, USA is bringing up the rear, so it can only get better.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Feb 17, 2010

Politics

• Liberty Slate and the Power of the Money Bomb

  Liberty Slate takes grassroots fundraising to a new level to promote pro-liberty candidates nationwide.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 17, 2010