March 1, 2011 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Cory Mon & The Starlight Gospel - Turncoats

  Cory Mon & The Starlight Gospel manage to mix Americana and Country influences with Folk, Rock & Blues to create something all their own!

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Mar 01, 2011

• Music Review: Crowded House - The Very Very Best Of Crowded House

  A journey through a quarter of a century of music with Crowded House.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Mar 01, 2011

• Music Review: Wes Kirkpatrick - Naps & Nightmares

  Wes Kirkpatrick merges folk, rock, and blues for his own brand of music on Naps & Nightmares

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Mar 01, 2011

• The Bloody Beetroots Offer Free Downloads

  Master remix artists The Bloody Beetroots offer two of their tracks for free download.

  News in Music — by Emm — on Mar 01, 2011

• Music Review: Diana Pops - For Bright Minds In Dark Corners [EP]

  Singer/songwriter Diana Pops makes an evocative and promising first impression.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Mar 01, 2011

• Music Review: The Steeldrivers – Reckless

  The Steeldrivers blend blues and bluegrass for a thoroughly distinct sound.

  Review in Music — by John Taylor — on Mar 01, 2011

• Music Review: Phil Manzanera - Diamond Head

  The debut solo album from Roxy Music's vastly underrated guitarist.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Mar 01, 2011

• Music Review: Dennis Taylor – Steppin’ Up

  A posthumous celebration of the sideman as leader.

  Review in Music — by John Taylor — on Mar 01, 2011

• Introducing American Idol Contestant Jacob Lusk

  Can Jacob Lusk win it all?

  Review in Music — by Alexandria Jackson — on Mar 01, 2011

Culture

• You Are What You Look Like: Biracial, Multiracial, Black, White - Well, Most of the Time

  Race is confusing for good reason. Someone wants you to think it doesn't matter. But economically, race matters.

  Opinion in Culture — by Heloise — on Mar 01, 2011

• Theatre Review (LA): She Loves Me by Bock and Harnick at Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities

  Bock and Harnick's beautiful She Loves Me opens Civic Light Opera of South Bay's 20th season.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Mar 01, 2011

• Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz, and Throw in Some Irony While You're at It

  There's a reason why commercials don't use the entire song.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dustin Freeley — on Mar 01, 2011

• Becoming a Better Me

  Taking it one day at a time, I'm becoming a better me.

  Opinion in Culture — by Anna Creech — on Mar 01, 2011

Video

• DVD Review: A Time for Drunken Horses

  A harrowing neorealist thriller.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Mar 01, 2011

• DVD Review: Finishing School

  A brisk drama that occasionally embraces its comedic side.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Mar 01, 2011

• Movie Review: Winter's Bone

  A chilling tale of a girl's quest for her father.

  Review in Video — by Brian King — on Mar 01, 2011

• DVD Review: Gauguin: Maker of Myth

  Life and work of Paul Gauguin

  Review in Video — by Jack Goodstein — on Mar 01, 2011

• TV Review: How I Met Your Mother - "A Change of Heart"

  How I Met Your Mother is embracing the drama as well as the comedy, to its credit.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Mar 01, 2011

• TV Review: House, M.D. - "Recession Proof" Finds Dr. Gregory House at a Crossroads

  Can Dr. Gregory House be happy and still be the genius diagnostician. Or is that only a pipe dream for him?

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Mar 01, 2011

• DVD Review: Love & Other Drugs

  The movie I watched blew away any preconceived notions.

  Review in Video — by Kirsten Coachman — on Mar 01, 2011

Politics

• A Minimum Wage is Not Enough: We Need a Living Wage For All

  Poverty pay doesn't even make economic sense.

  Opinion in Politics — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 01, 2011

• What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander

  If Obama can nullify an act of Congress, why can't juries and states?

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Mar 01, 2011

• Discontented and Mad as Hell in Cheese Whiz Land

  And Not Going to Take it Anymore, Bur First Look Closely at This Bright, Shiny Object in My Other Hand

  Opinion in Politics — by Irvin F. Cohen — on Mar 01, 2011

• Credit Card Law Should be Judged with Facts, not Political Bias

  Coincidence and ignorance are behind the belief that the CARD Act increased interest rates; economic pressures are the real reason.

  Opinion in Politics — by A Finance Geek — on Mar 01, 2011

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

  What's worse than being dead? Not knowing how you ended up that way in the first place!

  Review in Gaming — by Turning the Clock Back — on Mar 01, 2011

• iPhone Game Review: Nancy Drew Mobile Mysteries: Shadow Ranch

  This is the first of the Nancy Drew Mobile Mysteries. Are its secrets worth discovering?

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 01, 2011

Sports

• Boston Celtics Survive Without Kendrick Perkins, For Now

  With Kendrick Perkins gone, Celtics GM Danny Ainge is gambling that new big men like just acquired Troy Murphy and Nenad Krstic can help the team maintain championship-level defense.

  Opinion in Sports — by Charlie Doherty — on Mar 01, 2011

Sci/Tech

• Console Gamer Crisis Brewing in Europe

  Thousands of PS3 Consoles Seized in Europe over Patent Infringement Case

  News in Sci/Tech — by C. David Apgar — on Mar 01, 2011

Books

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of February 28, 2011

  The late Robert B. Parker's final 'Spenser' book. Plus: Binchy, Picoult, Steven Erikson, Rachel Hawkins; James Gleick, James Gleick, Jacques D'Amboise, Dick Morris, Gabrielle Hamilton...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Mar 01, 2011