Ferdy on Films, etc. (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
2008 Chicago International Film Festival Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in, 2008) Director: Tomas Alfredson By Marilyn Ferdinand This is going to seem like a very peculiar way to open a review about a vampire movie,...
Baseball Toaster (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
By Jon WeismanMostly, I remember white.To celebrate my graduation from college in 1989, I went on a mini-ballpark tour with some members of my family. I flew from California to New York to meet my sister, who was living there at the time. A few days later, the two of us would meet up in Boston with my brother and father, and we'd go on to see games at Fenway Park, and Wrigley Field. But first, it would...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Filed under: Rock Almanac Spinner.com : On This Date in 1974: 'Endless Summer,' a compilation of the Beach Boys' 1960s hits, crests to the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.The Almanac Advises for October 5: "Some climatologists worry that as a result of global warming,... Read more
PC Mag (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Passing the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008 may help reconnect us with an old friend: the radio.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
The California is a 4.3litre 460bhp 357lb ft frontengined V8 Ferrari for women.
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
No, not Brian Wilson and Co. We’re talking about Andrew Brackman, Jeremy Bleich, Austin Romine and Damon Sublett. The Hawaiian Winter League has started and there are four Yankees on the roster of the Waikiki Beach Boys. They play at Les Murakami Stadium. For Brackman, it’s his first taste of competition since he finished his Tommy John [...]
Popdose (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
I guess it’s true: absence does make the heart grow fonder. Of course, there’s always the “out of sight, out of mind” risk. Fortunately for My Bloody Valentine, the former is the case, as they are presently in the midst of a sold-out tour after an absence of 16 years. There have been no new [...]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
SeattleNoise: Grand Archives, Mat Brooke's newest band.
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
HWB Waikiki (9-6 loss to West Oahu) Damon Sublett: 1 for 2, 1 2B, 1 K - first game action since getting hurt on May 29th … I’m still not quite sure what exactly the injury was, I’ve heard everything from torn knee ligaments to a broken ankle to a broken wrist, so who really knows [...]
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Tickets are on sale for a November 21st Brian Wilson show at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. He's going to perform his entire new album "That Lucky Old Sun" in addition to "hits" which hopefully means you won't leave asking...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
My Morning Jacket brought its epic guitar rock to a classy venue Sunday night.
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Iron Man is the marquee DVD release this week, featuring Robert Downey, Jr. as the superhero. The Criterion Collection releases Yasujiro Ozu's last film, An Autumn Afternoon, tomorrow. Television fans can pick up the fourth season of NUMB3RS and...
Intelligent Travel (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
In the October Issue of Traveler, our Destination Watch department looked into the ongoing controversy surrounding Trestles Beach in southern California, a shore made famous in the Beach Boys' classic "Surfin' U.S.A." National Geographic magazine Production Coordinator Jeff DiNunzio recently...
Needcoffee.com (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Yes, it's true. Capital's new "From the Capitol Vaults" line is putting various and sundry releases onto limited edition 180 gram vinyl. Me, I just know that means that if my dad's copy of Sgt. Pepper has been 180 gram, it might have stood up to my multiple playings of it. Some of you [...]
The New Yorker (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Of the many things revealed about the Alaska governor Sarah Palin since she became John McCain’s running mate last month, one of the most curious is the fact, reported two weeks ago, that she had a tanning bed installed in the state mansion in Juneau. Obama supporters seized on the . . .
