Month: April 2011

Posted on: April 30, 2011 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Piano Red – The Lost Atlanta Tapes (CD)

So, a brief story about this release. We had a reviewer at NeuFutur that requested this title. They flaked out. I took over and finally found a copy of the album, and have been spinning it nonstop since then. Piano Red is nothing less than Atlanta blues royalty, and The Lost Atlanta Tapes represents recordings that were previously deemed lost.

Posted on: April 30, 2011 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Dementia 13 (Blu-Ray)

There is little information present online about the HD Cinema Classics label. In fact, after giving Dementia 13 a spin, the only thing that I know about the company is that they are looking to become a major force in giving forgotten-about films the light of day. Dementia 13 is one of the examples of this; Francis Ford Coppola’s first film is cleaned up and given its proper chance to…

Posted on: April 29, 2011 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead (It! Books)

Ever since Lester Bangs OD-ed in 1982, there’s been a massive void in the role of “well-known rock music journalist”. Neil Strauss, thankfully, has finally come along to fill that role well. If there were any doubt after reading his legendary Motley Crue book The Dirt (not to mention the other rock bios he’s helped pen for Marilyn Manson and Dave Navarro), Strauss’s latest Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead,…

Posted on: April 29, 2011 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Wrangler Cowboy Cut Jeans

Never assume that the quality of jeans is limited to those types that are available in normal department stores. I nearly did that with Wrangler, and I am glad to admit that I gave their Wrangler Premium Performance jeans a spin. I’ve been lucky enough to lose a substantial amount of weight over the last eight months, so the jeans that I had were ill-fitting. The three pairs of jeans…

Posted on: April 28, 2011 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers – Teenage and Torture (CD)

Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers may just be the largest band we’ve ever reviewed without a Wikipedia. I am confident that as soon as listeners can give “Teenage and Torture” a fair shake, that those in the know at Wikipedia will fall over themselves creating a page for them. This band has had one previous recording – 2009’s A Fish Hook An Open Eye – which set the stage…

Posted on: April 28, 2011 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers – Teenage and Torture (CD)

Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers may just be the largest band we’ve ever reviewed without a Wikipedia. I am confident that as soon as listeners can give “Teenage and Torture” a fair shake, that those in the know at Wikipedia will fall over themselves creating a page for them. This band has had one previous recording – 2009’s A Fish Hook An Open Eye – which set the stage…

Posted on: April 28, 2011 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Finaflex Pro Xanthine (60 Capsules)

This is the first product that we have been lucky enough to review from Redefine Nutrition. Simply put, it is one of the best weight loss and energy-providing supplements that we have used yet. The versatility of Pro Xanthine means that individuals just wishing to lose pounds will benefit just as much as those that are doing a focused and sustained cutting phase in their workout regimen. An individual just…

Posted on: April 27, 2011 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Tom Shaner – Get Real or Get Gone (CD)

There are few singer-songwriters that are able to create something that successfully marries the rich tradition brought the genre by luminaries like Dylan and Cohen in the sixties with a vitality and vibrancy that is germane to current audiences. However, I believe that Tom Shaner does just that on his new recording, Get Real or Get Gone. This disc begins with “Waltz 13”, a track that does more than merely…

Posted on: April 27, 2011 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The Way Back (Blu-Ray)

The Way Back is a film that covers ground that has been trod fairly often; World War II. Furthermore, this is a title that focuses on the escape of prisoners from a Soviet prison camp. Saying that, what Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe, Legend of the Guardians), Colin Ferrell, and Ed Harris do in The Way Back is create a realistic and extremely fun title.