January 30, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Johnny Cash - Bootleg Volume III: Live Around the World

  Live gems spanning 1956-79, many of them unreleased, make this worth hearing.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Jan 30, 2012

• Music Review: White Buffalo - Once Upon a Time in the West

  The tough Old School rock of White Buffalo is one of the best new releases of 2012.

  Review in Music — by Wesley Britton — on Jan 30, 2012

• Music Review: Various Artists - The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams

  Twelve artists set Hank Williams' unfinished songs to music, with mixed results.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Jan 30, 2012

• Music DVD/CD Review: Motorhead - The World Is Ours - Vol 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else

  Motorhead's sixth live album is packed with great material, plus a DVD.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Jan 30, 2012

• Music Review: The Kinks - You Really Got Me

  The Kinks: Chapter 1. A Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame band at the beginning of its career.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jan 30, 2012

• Concert Review: M83 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, 1/12/12

  M83 puts on a great show, but was it enough to engage the crowd?

  Review in Music — by Patrick — on Jan 30, 2012

• Music Review: Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer - Seed of a Pine

  McGraw and Fer combine to make one magical Americana album.

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Jan 30, 2012

• Music Review: Aretha Franklin - Knew You Were Waiting: The Best of Aretha Franklin 1980-1998

  Aretha Franklin’s Arista singles are an essential chapter of post-70s rhythm and blues.

  Review in Music — by Wesley Britton — on Jan 30, 2012

• Music Review: Giovanni Pessi; Susanna K. Wallumrod - If Grief Could Wait

  A deeply sad, and staggeringly emotional recording.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Jan 30, 2012

Video

• Sundance 2012: Rest of Fest

  And the winners are...

  News in Video — by Cinenerd — on Jan 30, 2012

• Indie Film and Dead Cats

  Why do indie film makers love dead cats?

  Opinion in Video — by LeoOfMars — on Jan 30, 2012

• TV Review: House, M.D. - "Runaways"

  House treats a runaway teenager in "Runaways"

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Jan 30, 2012

• DVD Review: In Time (2011)

  A strong performance by Justin Timberlake can't quite save this leaden futuristic allegory.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Jan 30, 2012

• Movie Review: Like Crazy

  Proof that all modern romance films don't need to be vacuous romantic comedies.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Jan 30, 2012

Politics

• Asking Not

  The Republican elites who opposed Democratic Presidents Roosevelt, Kennedy and Johnson decried them as socialists too.

  Opinion in Politics — by Tommy Mack — on Jan 30, 2012

• All in the Family: The Changing Face of American Home Life

  Is the American family changing too quickly for society, especially politics, to keep up with?

  Opinion in Politics — by Joseph F. Cotto — on Jan 30, 2012

• Perdue Resignation is Bittersweet

  Conservatives shouldn't be too quick to cheer Beverly Perdue's withdrawal from gubernatorial race.

  Opinion in Politics — by Erik — on Jan 30, 2012

Books

• Book Review: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

  Toru Watanabe reminisces about his days as a college student in 1960s Tokyo.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on Jan 30, 2012

• Book Review: Promised Valley Rebellion by Ron Fritsch

  Relevant social commentary wrapped in an entertaining story.

  Review in Books — by FeatheredQuill — on Jan 30, 2012

• Book Review: Dark Mind by Jennifer Chase

  Murders in paradise, danger in the Garden Isle.

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Jan 30, 2012

• Book Review: One-Hit Willie: A Classic Rock Novel by William Westhoven

  Take a long, strange trip through five decades of music history with “Weekend Willie” Taylor, one of America’s most infamous one-hit wonders.

  Review in Books — by Susan Vio — on Jan 30, 2012

• Book Review: When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships by Eric and Leslie Ludy

  I recommend this book to any young single person searching for answers as God leads them through the season of singleness.

  Review in Books — by Haley Hoover — on Jan 30, 2012

• eBook Review: Stripped by Tori St. Claire

  A seriously hot debut novel that mixes suspense, intrigue and eroticism.

  Review in Books — by Lucy Felthouse — on Jan 30, 2012

• Manga Review: Tears of a Lamb Volume Seven by Banri Hidaka

  This final volume of Tears of Lamb wraps up the story in a satisfying way.

  Review in Books — by Lesley Aeschliman — on Jan 30, 2012

• Book Review: The Night Sky: A Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back by Maria Sutton

  One woman's story of quiet courage and love: a memoir.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Jan 30, 2012

• Book Review: The Mission Myth: Building Nonprofit Momentum Through Better Business by Deirdre Maloney

  The Mission Myth is an important technical resource for owners and operators of a non-profit organization.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jan 30, 2012

• Book Review: The Druggist of Auschwitz: A Documentary Novel by Dieter Schlesak

  Fiction and nonfiction combine to examine the human capacity to inflict and endure suffering at Auschwitz.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Jan 30, 2012

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii Review: Power Rangers Samurai

  Master the ancient Symbols of Samurai Power.

  Review in Gaming — by Confessions of an Overworked Mom — on Jan 30, 2012

Culture

• Know More About Your Solar Plexus Chakra

  The Solar Plexus chakra makes you energetic towards life, your work, and the people around you. It will heal those wounds which the naked eye can never see.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jill Magso — on Jan 30, 2012

• Theater Review (NYC): Where's My Money? by John Patrick Shanley

  Elements of horror punctuate a clamorous comedy of characters desperately searching for a place where they might feel like they belong.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Jan 30, 2012

• Wicker Park Bandit: Ten Banks in 60 Days, Still On the Loose

  Chicago now has a celebrity bank robber, the "Wicker Park Bandit," who can claim ten successful heists since late November.

  News in Culture — by John Lake — on Jan 30, 2012

• Mauritania School Meals Run Out as Drought, High Prices Strike

  At a time when school feeding should be expanded, in Mauritania it is days away from coming to an end.

  News in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jan 30, 2012

• Theater Review (NYC): The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Directed by Diane Paulus

  The classic 1935 George Gershwin opera returns to Broadway in a lavish new production.

  Review in Culture — by malexandria — on Jan 30, 2012

• Know All About Third Eye Chakra

  The Third eye chakra is a powerhouse for intuitive perspectives.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jill Magso — on Jan 30, 2012

• Are We Living in the End Times?

  When I organized a discussion group about the book Left Behind, many were literally waiting in line to read every new release in the series. People either loved it or hated it.

  Opinion in Culture — by Marie Warder — on Jan 30, 2012