Archive for January, 2008
Living “Sicko”
First off, regardless of your love or contempt for Michael Moore, you really should take the time to see the film “Sicko” if you haven’t already. I would easily rank it as one of the ten best films I’ve ever seen. Moore points his focus on insured Americans who are routinely screwed by the very [...]
U2 Manager - “Shut Down Internet Providers”
In one of the most strongly worded statements to date on the issue of illegally downloaded music, longtime manager Paul McGuiness of U2 delivered an impassioned keynote speech to the International Managers Summit in Cannes, France - calling on Internet service providers to immediately develop disconnect policies for customers who illegally share music, and for [...]
New Music 1/29/08
Unkle - “Can’t Stop”
Matt Costa - “Lilacs”
Marah - “Coughing Up Blood”
Band Of Horses - “No One’s Gonna Love You”
Mike Doughty - “27 Jennifers”
Mae - “Sometimes I Can’t Make It Alone”
New Mike Doughty - Golden Delicious
Mike Doughty’s new album, Golden Delicious, is a loose-limbed, freewheeling set that brings all the aspects of his singular muse together in one smart, humorous and eloquent package. Doughty’s last offering, 2005’s Haughty Melodic, was a sprawling, expansive set that took years to produce. On Golden Delicious, Doughty hewed close to his “dude theory” — [...]
2008 Oscars -The Envelope Please…
With the Academy Awards just around the corner, it is time to share our predictions for who will walk away with an Oscar - or two. Listed below are the nominees in seven major categories, with my predictions in italics. With a few exceptions, my predictions do not reflect my personal picks, [...]
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