Name: Michael Jones
Dateline: Middle of Nowhere, Arkansas
Weblog: myowncommotion.org
Articles: 90
First Published: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Last Published: Monday, February 18, 2008
Currently listing articles 90-51:
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Interview: Band of the Week Suffrajett— Boil down the fiercest rock and roll formula, add in an amazing woman vocalist, and you have the perfect band - You have Suffrajett, people!
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Music Review: Simon & Garfunkel Live 1969— Simon & Garfunkel in their prime? Yes please!
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Mac Game Review: DEFCON— DEFCON reaches into the basic concept of "The war to end all wars" and delivers a simple yet amazingly solid gaming experience.
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Music Review: Band of the Week Inverse Order— Want to get to know a band before they make it big? Come get to know Inverse Order, then!
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Interview: Band of the Week Inverse Order — I only hope that Ive managed to string enough coherent words together through the haze of Nyquil to inspire...
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Music Review: Maynard Ferguson The Essential Maynard Ferguson— On this collection from Sony Music, the many musical facets of the late, great Maynard Ferguson are all revealed.
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Music Review: Anberlin Cities— Anberlin shown me to give in to unknown albums that catch my eye... else I'd continue to have missed out on a great album in
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Xbox 360 Review: NASCAR 08— How do you get to the finish line at the Indy 500? Practice, practice, practice... and a tighter grip on your controller!
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Music Review: Simon and Garfunkel Simon and Garfunkel Live 1969— Though I wish I'd been there when it took place, Simon and Garfunkel's release of "Simon and Garfunkel - Live 1969" takes me there, magically.
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Music Review: Silverchair Young Modern— Silverchair is back and blends the rock sensibilities of their earlier album with the lushness of Diorama, and arrive at one damned fine new album.
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Music Review: The Lonely H Hair— The young "whippersnappers" of The Lonely H let their Hair down on their sophomore release and sets free a great album in the process.
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Music Review: Sunspot - Neanderthal— Even a musical Neanderthal like me has to learn to love Sunspot's latest effort, "Neanderthal."
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Band of the Week Interview: Sunspot
— Smart musicianship + Lyrics that border on Snarky and Pop + Genuine love of playing music = Sunspot.
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Music Review: PetalShelf - Come What May— Not just a good "local band" from Arkansas, PetalShelf are a "good band," period.
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Music Review: Ryan Adams Easy Tiger— Finally, Ryan Adams is able to take control of his talent over the length of an entire album. Yay for us!
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Music Review: Bob French Marsalis Music Honors Bob French— What keeps the beat of New Orleans' heart? The drumming of Bob French, that's who!
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Music Review: Suffrajett Black Glitter
— Ever wondered if it were still possible for a band to blow you away?
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Music Review: Alvin Batiste Marsalis Music Honors Alvin Batiste— An impressionistic review of an album honoring the music of an artist that left a great impression on me, Alvin Batiste.
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Music Review: Kleveland Kleveland— Kleveland's sound? Imagine downing a shot-glass of Joan Jett while sitting back and listening to The Donnas. In short, it rocks. A lot.
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Music Review: Sexton Blake - Sexton Blake Plays The Hits— Take your most garish '80s soundtrack and strip it clean with turpentine, acoustic guitars, and soft-spoken singing... voila! You get Sexton Blake.
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Music Review: Gerald Collier How Can There Be Another Day?— The only downside to this wonderful album by Gerald Collier is that the band that created it disbanded years ago. What a shame.
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Music Review: Casey Neill Brooklyn Bridge— Casey Neill delivers yet another beautiful record this time with a bit of help from his friends, The Decemberists.
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Music Review: Band Of The Week - The Nick Black Band - Hollow— Nick Black's Hollow, proves that an album cannot be judged by title alone as it is an album filled with damn good music.
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Interview: Band Of The Week The Nick Black Band
— You never know when you'll be surfing the internet only to accidentally discover an eventual BOTW artist, now do you?
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Music Review and Inteview: William Andrew PreTragedy: A Narration— Even in Arkansas, talent can be felt in only four songs. Everyone, I'd like you to meet William Andrew.
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Music Review: Chico Ray Chico Ray
— Juvenile foul mouthed childish acoustic nerd-rock... it's what's for breakfast.
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Music Review: Two Cow Garage Three— Two Cow Garage becomes one of my favorite, accidental discoveries.
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Movie Review: Numb— Finally coming to DVD, Michael Ferris Gibson's Numb is a film that challenges viewers on many levels.
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Music Review: Luther Russell Repair
— Luther Russell returns from the ashes of heartache and divorce, only to emerge with, perhaps, his best work yet.
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Movie Review: Starbucking - The True Story of One Man's Highly Caffeinated Journey— How many Starbucks can one man visit in a lifetime? A lot, it seems!
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DVD Review: Planet Earth (BBC) - The Complete Series— See the planet like you've never seen it before... unless you get the BBC, that is. Heh.
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Music Review: The Graduate Anhedonia— Anhedonia, the debut album by The Graduate, gives evidence of a band with great promise.
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Music Review: Ligion External Affairs— Hailing from Nashville, by way of Cleveland, Ligion shows theyre On The Way to success with the release of "External Affairs."
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TV Review: The Henry Rollins Show— Henry Rollins takes the talk show format on an intense and intensely satisfying journey.
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Music Review: Patti Smith Twelve— Patti Smith. Twelve. 'Nuff said, really.
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Music Review: Billy Jones My Hometown— Todays walk along the pathways of Arkansass music scene finds me feeling blue, or more appropriately, the power of the blues itself.
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Book Review: Bottomfeeder by B. H. Fingerman— B. H. Fingerman steps away from his talents in the comic medium, and shows he is equally as adept at "bite"ing fiction.
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PSP Review: Call of Duty: Roads to Victory— A very solid handheld shooter, which is something I didn't think existed.
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Music Review: Deas Vail All The Houses Look The Same— Step two on my journey to discover Arkansas's music scene Deas Vail.
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Music Review: Simply Red Stay— Simply Red's new album is nothing new under the sun, but it's at least worthy of seeing the light of day.
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