The music section turns political this week while the music editor prowls the corridors of General Hospital. You can can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant, but you won't be able to view a certain art exhibit at a London museum. As usual, if it's happening somewhere, Blogcritics are covering it. If you're interested in reading about it, we've probably written about it, so whatever your interests, you're sure to find something here.
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
From Music Editor Connie Phillips:
In Sharp, Pointy Things: Angular Music, Edward Dunn's first contribution to Blogcritics, he takes an interesting and entertaining look at the adjective angular and how it's applied across the genres.
John Owen's CD Review: Bobby Previte's Coalition of the Willing explores what is new music to him and gives us his in-depth perspective with a style and voice all his own.
Right Wing Mag Names Top 50 Conservative Songs is Pete Blackwell's critical look at the list generated by the National Review. Take the time to read this one and join the growing conversation in the comments.
BOOKS
From Books Editor Natalie Bennett:
One of the great things about reading a new Blogcritics' book review is learning about the contributor's enthusiasms. So often the writers' passion for the subjects of the books they are presenting to the world shine through.
Two reviews this week certainly fitted this description.
Dan Traeger introduced Little White Mouse, "the best comic book you're not reading". Dan entertainingly weaved together a plea to support the author with an account of his meetings with him and an enticing description of the text.
Thomas M. Sipos reviewed Ten Years of Terror: British Horror Films of the Seventies. Personally, the first sign of blood in a movie has me diving behind the sofa, but Thomas is obviously made of sterner stuff: "There's meat - and blood and guts and gore. This is a beautiful book."
TV/FILM
From TV Editor Joan Hunt:AlbertaLife's TV: A Bag Of Goodies — Or Is It? should hit the networks where it hurts — in the family jewels. A no-holds-barred look at programming mistakes and a bit of a tongue lashing echoing my sentiments left me smiling and nodding my head.
Article comments
1 - Eric Berlin
Thanks much Dave and El B, very kind !
2 - Al Barger
Thank you, Gordon. I am of course happy to do anything I can to promote the Dixie Chicks. As a notorious crazy 29%, I am taking my orders from Karl Rove. According to his strategery, the best bet the Republicans have of holding onto Congress in the midterms is a bunch of mindless, screeching Dixie Chicks and fans acting out in public like the spoiled children they are and thus thoroughly alienating all the adults.
Thanks for helping us promote our plot.
3 - Connie Phillips
Thanks, Joan!
4 - chantal stone
congrats everyone
5 - Nukapai
Thank you very much indeed! I am happy that the article generated interest and flattered that it was chosen.
6 - Gordon "Von Zipper" Hauptfleisch
Happy to keep the political gravy train running on time, Al, but, to paraphrase the Fowl Gals: "aren't ya, like, you know, ready to make nice now?"
7 - Al Barger
I'll make nice when they do. Really, Natalie- just call me.
8 - Paul Sizer
Thanks very much for the editor's pick! Dan did a bang-up job on the review, more the reason I had him do a beta-reading for my latest graphic novel MOPED ARMY before it came out.
If LITTLE WHITE MOUSE piques your interest, please feel free to check out my website for more info on all of my past and upcoming comic projects!
www.paulsizer.com
Thanks again for the great press and support!
9 - JELIEL³
WOOHOO! I think that was my first game review ever. So thanks guys.
10 - Jules
Aww, thanks Erin. The review does seem rather slanted, but it really is a great film, and open to a wider variety of tastes than the traditional Western, too, I felt.
11 - DrPat
DrPat thanks you -- and so would J. Craig Venter, if he weren't so busy writing DNA...
12 - Purple Tigress
Wow! Thanks. I haven't really been writing about sports for ages.
13 - John Owen
Holy crow! I've been out of commission and only just now saw that my Bobby Previte review got tagged by Connie. Thanks! Looking back through the picks, I see a lot of superlative pieces: I'm flattered to be in their company.