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• 7 Over the Rhine - Eve

  Eve came out in 1994, which is the same year Kurt Cobain suicided, so the grunge/alternative scene had been going strong for a good 3 or 4 years at that point. There is a noticable detectable influence from the instrument saturated genre, compared to their more vocal, less "loud" later music. Several of the lyric sheets can be interpreted in a very spiritual manner.

  in Music — by Russell Mann — on Jul 08, 2004

• 6 Katie Melua - Call off the Search

  in Music — by Russell Mann — on Jun 29, 2004

• 5 St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton

  For a couple months I've been prodding through a book called "St. Francis of Assisi" by G.K. Chesterton. The reason I'm reading this is Rich Mullins apparently was affected by Francis' life and influenced to a lot of his convictions by Francis. Mullins and his friends called themselves "The Kid Brothers of St. Frank." What follows is a brief review of this book.

  in Books — by Russell Mann — on May 30, 2004

• 4 10.5 - Ten Point Five

  in Video — by Russell Mann — on May 11, 2004

• 3 Twofer: Nickel Creek Concert and Sarah Watkins Interview

  If you're not familiar with Nickel Creek, you're seriously missing out. On April 15th I had the privilege of seeing Nickel Creek in concert! Finally I had an opportunity to redeem myself after having passed up an $8 show in Missoula before they had gotten a big name.

  in Music — by Russell Mann — on May 08, 2004

• 2 Friends – Culture and Heritage

  Yes I watched the Friends Final Episode. Why the heck not. By now you've heard or read a thousand opinions on it, and you may have even watched it yourself. I'm not going to talk about the sitcom, I'm going to talk about the culture of Friends. I'm 25, which means I was 15 when Friends got started, and my formulative years were spent in the shadow of Friends culture.

  in Video — by Russell Mann — on May 07, 2004

• 1 Hero – Jet Li, Ziyi Zhang

  Two thousand years ago China was divided into seven kingdoms which battled for supremacy. The king of Qin was the most ruthless ruler, and he wanted to conquer the entire land and unify all under heaven. The other six kingdoms sent assassins to kill him.

  in Video — by Russell Mann — on May 06, 2004