April 2, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Toe - For Long Tomorrow

  A post-rock Japanese band whose melodic and experimental album is worth seeking out.

  Review in Music — by Cadence Wu — on Apr 02, 2012

• Concert Review: fun. Live at The Independent in San Francisco, CA 03/28/2012

  Fun.’s Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff, and Andrew Dost brought their latest record Some Nights to life in front of a sold out San Francisco audience.

  Review in Music — by Kirsten Coachman — on Apr 02, 2012

• Music Review: McGough & McGear - McGough & McGear

  An "anything goes" '60s relic with guest stars, including Paul McCartney producing Jimi Hendrix on one track.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Apr 02, 2012

• Music Review: Serge Devant - Rewind

  The progressive producer and remixer follows the success of Wanderer with a forward-thinking, retro-conscious sophomore disc.

  Review in Music — by Justin Kantor — on Apr 02, 2012

• Music Review: Crooners on Concord: Frank Sinatra - The Concert Sinatra and Tony Bennett - Isn’t It Romantic?

  More reissued explorations of the Great American Songbook.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Apr 02, 2012

• Music Review: A Tribe Called Red - A Tribe Called Red

  Intelligent and inspired songs represent a cross section of Pow Wow music and modern DJ sounds and techniques.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 02, 2012

Books

• Manga Review: Gate 7 Volume Two by CLAMP

  Chikahito begins to learn more about the world of supernatural beings that he found himself thrust into.

  Review in Books — by Lesley Aeschliman — on Apr 02, 2012

• Book Review: Kiss That Frog: 12 Great Ways to Turn Negatives in Your Life and Work by Brian Tracy and Christina Tracy Stein

  You can be your best and turn all negative experiences into positive lessons.

  Review in Books — by Irenesroth — on Apr 02, 2012

• Book Review: Saint Genet by Jean-Paul Sartre

  Sartre's classic Genet critical biography reissued.

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Apr 02, 2012

• Manga Review: Twin Spica Volume One by Kou Yaginuma

  A 13-year-old, Asumi Kamogawa, wants to be a space pilot and tries to gain admittance to the Tokyo Space School.

  Review in Books — by Lesley Aeschliman — on Apr 02, 2012

• Book Review: Pakistan On The Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan by Ahmed Rashid

  Books like Ahmed Rashid's cause an intense discomforting feeling of knowledge oozing into your body. You've been warned!

  Review in Books — by Michael Jones — on Apr 02, 2012

• Book Review: Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman

  A teen girl takes a soldier captive for an insidious and often sweet ensnarement that is alternatingly tangled web and tender trap.

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Apr 02, 2012

Video

• DVD Review: I, Claudius

  One of the most magnificent BBC productions of all time.

  Review in Video — by Greg Barbrick — on Apr 02, 2012

• TV Review: Game of Thrones - "The North Remembers"

  Game of Thrones returns for a second season, and the game is just getting started!

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Apr 02, 2012

Sports

• Avery Bradley Shines During the Celtics' Rout of the Heat, 91-72

  Get a load of the Boston Celtics' secret to their recent success, which has seen them ascend to the 4th seed in the East and top of the Atlantic Division.

  Opinion in Sports — by Charlie Doherty — on Apr 02, 2012

Culture

• Theatre Review (Ventura): Hello! My Baby by Cheri Steinkellner at the Rubicon Theatre

  A new musical that uses songs from the great Tin Pan Alley era debuts.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Apr 02, 2012