June 18, 2010 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Glee Cast - Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals

  A look at some of the songs from the final episode of Glee.

  Review in Music — by NancyGail — on Jun 18, 2010

• Music Review: Drive, She Said - Dreams Will Come: The Best Of & More

  Utterly astonishing AOR gems get dusted down again.

  Review in Music — by Stuart A Hamilton — on Jun 18, 2010

• Magic Slim #1; Chris James & Patrick Rynn Make Debut On Blues Power Rankings

  Anders Osborne, Kubek & King, Pinetop & Willie, Karen Lovely round out Top 5...

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jun 18, 2010

• Reviews in Brief: Sidewalk Driver and Active Child

  From the East Coast to the West Coast, these two bands have some great tunes for your ears.

  Review in Music — by Anna Creech — on Jun 18, 2010

• Interview: Common - Hip-Hop's Leading Renaissance Man

  As one of hip-hop's few credible actors, he has graced the "silver screen" - in the midst of his GRAMMY-winning career.

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Jun 18, 2010

• The Friday Morning Listen: Maya Beiser - Provenance

  Enlightenment? No, just some Buddha loops.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jun 18, 2010

• Music Review: Life - Cocoon Angel Air Records Remastered Re-Release

  Brought back to Life courtesy of this re-mastered re-release.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Jun 18, 2010

• An Interview With Justin Roberts About His New Album, Jungle Gym

  Justin Roberts continues to put out great children's albums.

  Interview in Music — by Scott Butki — on Jun 18, 2010

• Concert Review: Backstreet Boys - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, June 15, 2010

  Seventeen years on, The Backstreet Boys live show continues to impress.

  Review in Music — by Mindy Peterman — on Jun 18, 2010

• Music Review: Justin Roberts – Jungle Gym

  Roberts gives parents reasons to be thankful for music specifically for children. Move over, Miley, this is what we need.

  Review in Music — by Miss Bob Etier — on Jun 18, 2010

• Music Review: Janis Joplin - Pearl

  Janis Joplin: Chapter 5.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jun 18, 2010

Books

• Book Review: Somewhere to Belong by Judith Miller

  Two lively and marriageable heroines take us with them on their lives in a 19th century faith community.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Jun 18, 2010

• An Interview With Joachim Masannek, Author of The Wild Soccer Bunch

  The start of a fun fiction series about children who love soccer

  Interview in Books — by Scott Butki — on Jun 18, 2010

• Book Review: Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It by Richard D. Wolff

  Was the crisis really so unexpected or were there just a lot of ostriches and blind men?

  Review in Books — by Bob Lloyd — on Jun 18, 2010

• An Interview with Brad Meltzer, Author of New Issues of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Comic Books

  “I think there's nothing like getting to work with the people you admire. And that's what I did this for — to learn from Joss, to see how his process works...”

  Interview in Books — by Scott Butki — on Jun 18, 2010

• Book Review: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

  A guilty surgeon betrays his twin sons when he cannot save their mother.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Jun 18, 2010

Culture

• A Conversation with Rachel Lozano, Cancer Survivor and Glamour 2008 Woman of the Year

  Her opening remarks, “Cancer is the absolute best and worst thing that has ever happened to me,” were said with a smile.

  Interview in Culture — by Genma Holmes — on Jun 18, 2010

• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Opens Spectacularly with VIP Event

  Universal Orlando Resort is the new home of Potter-mania.

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 18, 2010

Video

• DVD Review: Stones in Exile

  A very good job providing context to the creation of "Exile on Main St."

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jun 18, 2010

• Creative Alchemy: What Does a Producer Add?

  "So there I was on the phone with a veterinarian discussing a cat’s behind." — Douglas Wick

  News in Video — by LeoOfMars — on Jun 18, 2010

• Movie Review: The Runaways (2010)

  A well made, witty, and often electrifying slice of ‘70s rock and roll.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Jun 18, 2010

Gaming

• Levelling Up Needs to Level Up

  Why, and how, leveling up needs to evolve.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Natewc — on Jun 18, 2010

Sports

• College Baseball Takes Over Omaha Nebraska

  A review of the NCAA College Baseball World Series

  News in Sports — by Bruce G. Smith — on Jun 18, 2010

Politics

• Corruption in Afghanistan Now Being Addressed

  The west has determined to end the financial corruption which comes with the investment of large monetary amounts in Afghanistan

  News in Politics — by John Lake — on Jun 18, 2010

• Single Member Districts - A Good Idea Whose Time May Never Come

  Power corrupts and at large elections corrupt at largely.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jun 18, 2010

• What If Political Celebs Left Localized Primary Elections Alone?

  Should political celebs stay out of localized primary elections?

  Opinion in Politics — by SJ Reidhead — on Jun 18, 2010

Tastes

• Ceviche: Fish as Cocktail

  The science behind making a ceviche is pretty simple; the “cooking” takes place when acid causes the proteins in the fish to denature.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Lazaro Cooks — on Jun 18, 2010