October 5, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks 27

  Another chapter in The Grateful Dead's musical journey is reissued as a three CD set.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Oct 05, 2012

• Music Review: Ellie Goulding - Halcyon

  Ellie Goulding's new album Halcyon is a must-listen, simply put.

  Review in Music — by Megan Rozell — on Oct 05, 2012

• DVD/CD Review: Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981

  Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones Live at the Checkerboard Lounge 1981 is a treat for blues and Stones fans.

  Review in Music — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Oct 05, 2012

• Music Review: Ben Folds Five - The Sound of the Life of the Mind

  They may not look like your typical rock band, but play some of the coolest music this side of jazz you'll hear.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 05, 2012

• Gypsy and the Cat Prepare for The Late Blue With a Free Download

  Listen to new, free music from breakthrough band Gypsy and the Cat.

  Opinion in Music — by Caressa Pittman — on Oct 05, 2012

• Music Review: Marillion - Sounds That Can't Be Made

  On their 17th album, Marillion prove that those "sounds that can be made" may be left in them yet.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Oct 05, 2012

Video

• TV Review: Fringe – "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11"

  The Fringe team is back in a gloomy, Observer-ruled future.

  Review in Video — by Sahar — on Oct 05, 2012

• TV Review: Supernatural - The Boys Are Back in Town

  One year later with Dean back from Purgatory and Sam from a normal life it's time to hit the road.

  Review in Video — by Jo Bryant — on Oct 05, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: The Hunger Games

  Serves as light accompaniment to the book, but it rarely captures enough intensity - or clarity - to stand on its own.

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on Oct 05, 2012

• DVD Review: Ballads, Blues and Bluegrass

  Ballads Blues & Bluegrass packs lots of great folk music from 1961 into a fairly short film.

  Review in Video — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Oct 05, 2012

• Supernatural's 8th Season Premieres: "We Need to Talk About Kevin"

  After a hellish hiatus of several months, the show's back with an episode packed full of potential.

  Review in Video — by Anastasia Klimchynskaya — on Oct 05, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Strippers vs. Werewolves

  sounds like fun. I was wrong.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 05, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Marvel's The Avengers

  Writer/director Joss Whedon was given quite a Herculean task and assembled an entertaining, action-packed adventure.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Oct 05, 2012

Culture

• Theatre Review (Singapore): Venice Under the Snow by Gilles Dyrek

  French Stage's Venice Under the Snow has a strong theme and storyline as well as fine acting from the two leads.

  Review in Culture — by Sharmila — on Oct 05, 2012

• Pimp My Pickup Truck

  There's nothing like a tricked-out truck.

  Opinion in Culture — by Randall Radic — on Oct 05, 2012

• Cutting Your Yard Costs to Save Big Bucks

  Maintaining a green lawn can be both a chore and a financial drain, but there are many ways to save money.

  News in Culture — by Erin Everhart — on Oct 05, 2012

• Theatre Review (Singapore): Avenue Q

  This musical is an honest and true depiction of life, because life's not a fairy tale, not even for puppets.

  Review in Culture — by Sharmila — on Oct 05, 2012

• The Perils of Parents Trying to Rejoin the Workforce

  It sucks to be treated as if being out of the workforce for a while means you're unfamiliar with computers, clocks, and indoor plumbing.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Oct 05, 2012

• Theatre Review (LA): By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

  Sanaa Lathan is superb in Lynn Nottage's curious but interesting play about race in 1930s Hollywood.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Oct 05, 2012

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Dead or Alive 5

  Remains as rapid-fire as they come, and fans wouldn't want it any other way.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 05, 2012

Books

• Book Review: Dangerous Instincts by Mary Ellen O'Toole and Alisa Bowman

  An FBI profiler's guide to avoiding threatening situations. Readable but sometimes dull.

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Oct 05, 2012

• Book Review: The Independent Filmmaker’s Guide: Make Your Feature Film for $2,000 by Glenn Berggoetz

  Despite my quibbles, every aspiring filmmaker should read this book.

  Review in Books — by Frank Nemecek — on Oct 05, 2012

• Book Review: 1001 Things You Didn't Know You Wanted To Know by Anna Mantzaris

  A wonderful book collecting little-known but important facts.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Oct 05, 2012

• Book Review: So Good They Cannot Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion In The Quest For Work You Love by Cal Newport

  So Good They Can't Ignore You provides strategies on how to master skills in order to arrive at passion.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Oct 05, 2012

Politics

• Mitt Swings for First, Steals Second

  Romney gets to wear the crown for winning the first debate, but at what cost?

  Opinion in Politics — by Luke Goldstein — on Oct 05, 2012

Sports

• Major League Baseball Fans Should Embrace The One-Game Wild Card

  The one-game Wild Card is the best idea baseball has had in a long time.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Oct 05, 2012