Blogcritics Editors' Picks: June 14 through June 20

I know you can't take your laptop to the beach with you, but before you leave for an afternoon of sun and sand, stop here and catch up on everything you need to know. We've got politics, movie and TV news and reviews, all the latest on music past and present, plenty of sports, and everything else you can think of. Oh, and if you're wondering what books to pack for that beach day, what better place to get some recommendations than BC's Books section? 

Let me remind those of you who are chosen that you are invited to submit your own pick for next week (due to space considerations, please limit it to one). Please feel free to email me your picks (including the URL) by next Tuesday.

MUSIC

In DVD Reviews: The Who-Tommy Live and Quadrophenia Live, Glen Boyd takes a real good look at both the DVDs, comparing and contrasting the performances as well as the quality of the footage. He is able to give a bit of a history lesson on The Who as well.

Rebecca Wright looks at DVD Review: Neil Young: Heart of Gold from every angle…including camera angles. In an entertaining way she also gives a peek at the history behind the making of the DVD as well as the contents.

A nod to Gordon Hauptfleisch's Vinyl Tap: Television - Marquee Moon. In his weekly column, Gordon listens to and wanes on about the glory of Vinyl and the music contained on it. This week's edition is a special treat.

Aaron Fleming takes the reader on a journey with CD Review: John Petrucci - Suspended Animation. Beautifully written as well as informative.

From Editor Gordon Hauptfleisch:

“Ignoring taste and popularity, I just listen to stuff I like or find interesting,” says Chromatius in A Look At The Swamp Fox, the “dark, bluesy, swampy and great” Tony Joe White. Not gone, but forgotten by too many whose hazy recollections don’t go much past his Gator-got-your-Granny days, Chromatius gives us a welcome refresher course. “It's like... law."

BOOKS

From Books Editor Natalie Bennett:

Branching away from reviews this week were two excellent, if very different, posts.

Warren Kelly was inspired by a bookshop's scheme, imagining that if the next big "collectable were writer cards, what the schoolyard must-have might look like: "I've got a Stephen King MS card. I'll trade it to you for your Holly Lisle cover card."

Mayank 'Austen' Singh was moved to anger by a dreadful error from Time Magazine's India correspondent. Midnight's Children and A Suitable Boy might both be from the sub-continent, both feature a suggestion of under-18s in their titles, but they have little else in common. Yet they've apparently been mixed up in a story about Bombay.

From Editor Gordon Hauptfleisch:

Dan Traeger draws upon his expertise and articulation to fully convey what makes
Where's It At Sugar Kat? The Thin Of The Land so compelling to him: “The story succeeds on many levels, just like any good cartoon that we enjoyed when we were kids.” Dan not only deftly details the multi-layered approach, he cites my favorite from wayback-machine days, Bullwinkle and Rocky (it ain't just fan mail from some flounder).

Article Author: Lisa McKay

Lisa McKay is Blogcritics' Executive Editor. At BC she can usually be found hanging out in the film section. She recently started food blogging at Will Kill for Food.

In her spare time, she watches movies, listens to music, reads, and caters to the whims of two spoiled cats. …

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