http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:02:50 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/ Phillip WinnSunday, August 26, 2007, marks the switch of all Blogcritics.org article feeds from full-content to short-content. This is the result of several converging factors, and is unfortunately a permanent decision (as permanent as any decision can be on the web, that is). We are aware of all of the reasons that this is a Bad Idea, and we are aware that some of you will be quite upset about having to click on something to read the free content, and we're sorry. Unfortunately, despite great effort, full-content feeds are not currently economically viable. Two other factors are involved: full-content feeds have resulted in an unprecedented level of content theft, with BC content appearing on many websites, usually spam sites, without attribution or permission. This duplicate content causes a cascading set of problems, not the least of which is that search engines generally aren't favorable to duplicate content, and don't always guess correctly. Finally, our RSS advertising partner is strongly in favor of short-content feeds. We hope that you'll continue to subscribe to BC via RSS, and when an article grabs your eye, it's only a click away, still free on the BC website. Thank you for your understanding. Administration0@blogcritics.org Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/12/160250.php Geoff GoodfellowEasily in my Top 10 is Graham Greene's chilling psychological thriller and savage sarcastic satire on capitalism: Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party. You See, Dr. Fischer has a Most Unusual hobby: to expose human greed. He does this in a most cynical and dark manner: by inviting his "friends" over for parties. What Happens at These Parties is best left for The Reader or, better yet, The Viewer in The Australian made for TV video/film that just happened to be James Mason's last screen role (as Doctor Fischer). i remember seeing it on PBS in the US once. i have seen copies of The Video for sale on eBay and elsewhere from time-to-time. it wasn't till "recently" that i got and read the book, which, of course, has more detail/story line to it than the video/film... but, i must say, James Mason's Doctor Fischer is superb, dour, seriousity. Books11654@blogcritics.org Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:02:50 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/12/30/155440.php Geoff GoodfellowThis Canadian vocalist amalgamates smooth jazz with many genres, encompassing pop, elements of R&B, Brazilian & Latin influences, together with challenging traditional jazz improvisations. Nura characterizes her music as a style that's a melding of idioms, which incorporates a little bit of everything to appeal to everyone. Music11334@blogcritics.org Tue, 30 Dec 2003 15:54:40 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/19/145346.php Geoff Goodfellow"This is True House Music" with soft n' slow kickbass and percussion -- starting with Kimbu Kimra's Raising the Dead. Music7688@blogcritics.org Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:53:46 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/15/023802.php Geoff Goodfellowdobra muzika - Industrial: orginally released in 1993, Haujobb's debut album Homes & Gardens contains some EBM tracks as well as some minimalist affairs that include spooky science fiction movie samples ("aliens"). all in all, an inspiring electro-industrial collection with influences of Skinny Puppy & Leæther Strip. the album is available in mp3 at EMusic.com or in cd (below). Music7603@blogcritics.org Fri, 15 Aug 2003 02:38:02 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/13/182912.php Geoff Goodfellowdobra muzika - House: deep "chocolate sounding" bass and rhythm wrapped in a melodic ambient mix flow from German Terry Lee Brown Jr. on the Plastic City label. yum! Music7564@blogcritics.org Wed, 13 Aug 2003 18:29:12 EDT