Author: James

Posted on: May 11, 2008 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Allan Holdsworth and Alan Pasqua Featuring Chad Wackerman and Jimmy Haslip

Allan Holdsworth and Alan Pasqua Featuring Chad Wackerman and Jimmy Haslip  / 2008 MVD / 85 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / This DVD features a number of individuals that have been around the rock scene for an incredibly long time. Allan Holdsworth started releasing music in 1969, presenting eirself on an Igginbottom recording; eir solo career began in 1976, with “Velvet Darkness”. Alan Pasqua has spent time in both Eddie Money’s…

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National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2-Disc Collector’s Edition)

National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2-Disc Collector’s Edition) / 2008 Disney / 125 Minutes / http://www.disneydvd.com / National Treasure 2 is obviously the sequel to the 2004 film that starred Nicolas Cage. While I thought it was a flop in terms of ticket sales, I guess I was wrong: it has racked up nearly 500 million in ticket revenues since it was originally released. The story itself revolves around…

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Ed Harcourt to Make U.S. TV Debut on “The Tonight Show” June 6

Not long since wreaking havoc on Austin, Texas during SXSW, the illustrious Ed Harcourt will return to the States from his native England to perform on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Friday, June 6. Timed perfectly with the release of his fourth full-length album, THE BEAUTIFUL LIE, due June 3 on Dovecote Records, Harcourt will celebrate the arrival of this much-awaited LP with a national television debut.

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SocialSpark: A New Blogger Service

There’s a new place where individuals can go forth and work promoting services and things for a number of advertisers. This web site is Socialspark (www.socialspark.com). The site gives individuals tools to place on their web site to monitor the number of hits that the web site garners, to ensure that advertisers and bloggers alike are matched together. As a web site gets more popular, the more chances that that…

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O.J. Killed Elvis #2

This is a reprint of the original zine, where the editor Mike made notes about the pieces he had originally wrote 4 years before. Where he says that the zine sound amazingly well, I just don’t see what that was. I mean, the zine is a fun read, but bogged down by a lot of teen angst issues that just made a lot of the pieces run together for me.…

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Posted on: May 10, 2008 Posted by: James Comments: 0

National Lampoon Presents Cattle Call

National Lampoon Presents Cattle Call / 2008 Lionsgate / 87 Minutes / http://www.lionsgate.com / “Cattle Call” is a film where Sherman (Andrew Katos, a relative newcomer to acting) and Glenn (Diedrich Baker, from The Drew Carey Show) attempt to find the girl of their dreams – their wet dreams. By creating a fake casting company, they are able to find a number of females that will hopefully fulfill their desires.…

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Dream Pinball 3D (Wii)

Dream Pinball 3D (Wii) / 2008 SouthPeak / http://www.southpeakgames.com / One of the first games that I remembered playing on a Windows box had to be “3D Pinball”. While the graphics were more than decent for the time, they suffer considerably in the current period. Similarly, the last pinball game that I played on a console had to be Sonic Pinball, and who knows how long ago that game was…

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Tristan Prettyman – Hello…x

Tristan Prettyman – Hello…x / 2008 Virgin / 12 Tracks / http://www.tristanprettyman.com / Tristan Prettyman is still a pretty new force to popular music. Eir first album, “t w e n t y t h r e e” rocketed up the Heatseekers chart before ultimately peaking at #24. If individuals did not have the chance to pick up eir first album, they may also be familiar with Prettyman’s work on…

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Gladys Hardy – I Love Jesus But I Drink A Little

Gladys Hardy – I Love Jesus But I Drink A Little / 2008 WEA / 25 Tracks / http://www.gladyshardy.com / Individuals may not immediately know who Gladys Hardy is, but if they have seen the Ellen Degeneres show in the last few months, chances are good that they heard a call from Hardy. If you don’t watch the Ellen show (I know I don’t), Gladys Hardy also calls in to…

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Song of the Siren Set To Release “City Lights” 6/24

Song of the Siren…Isul Kim (vox, guitar) – A Korean-American girl with a Harvard degree raised on classical piano in New York City, Anthony Petrocchi (drums) – a native Californian with a Red Hot Chili Peppers tattoo, harnessing his ADD energy by playing drums nonstop and Steve Muscatell (guitar) – a metal-screamo-hardcore musician and ex-model from southern Oregon. Song of the Siren was realized in the summer of 2007 in…

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The Brian Jonestown Massacre – My Bloody Underground

The Brian Jonestown Massacre – My Bloody Underground / 2008 A Records / 14 Tracks / http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com / Before receiving “My Bloody Underground”, I had heard a lot about The Brian Jonestown Massacre but I had not had the chance to familiarize myself with their sound. The act has been around since the early 1990s, and their first album, Methodrone, set the band onto a run that (as of this…

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Your Vegas – A Town And Two Cities

Your Vegas – A Town And Two Cities / 2008 Universal Republic / 10 Tracks / http://www.yourvegasmusic.com / Your Vegas came to their current lineup with Mark Heaton in 2004, and released two singles – a self-titled song and “Flybuzz”. While the band had broke it big in their home country of England, they did not attract the attention of the American music market until 2006, when Universal Republic signed…

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Blog Payz

There are a number of places where individuals can get paid for their blogging. However, a number of those web sites simply don’t pan out when it comes down to it. There is one site – blogpayz.com – that provides individuals with the opportunities that will create contacts as well as give individuals the money needed to keep their web sites going and their staff members paid. It is true…

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Vetiver Burn Up Reviews For “Thing of the Past”

Following a two year absence since their last long-player, Vetiver return with a new album, Thing Of The Past. A set of cover versions of songs by some of band-leader Andy Cabic’s favourite artists, the album offers a joyful and intriguing insight into some of the music that has inspired and informed the band, whilst remaking the songs very much in their own image and existing as a stunning and…

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Obscurity Unlimited #17

Obscurity Unlimited #17 I got this magazine because my #7 was reviewed in it. Still, I don’t know how the editors of this magazine got this issue. Nevertheless, this magazine does wonders for the small press person, including a great number of helpful reviews, interviews with fellow small press creators, and even goes as far to go and include listings of the various small press syndicates. The magazine has been…

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You me & Iowa Celebrate Release of New Album

The new full-length album from Los Angeles indie rock quintet You Me & Iowa is now available online; released digitally at iTunes, Amazon, and all major online distributors as well as physically through the band’s official site & Myspace. The Adventures Of You Me & Iowa is the band’s sophomore release and features the tracks ‘Dress The Stage’ and ‘Tommy Hall’ which have been in rotation at Indie 103.1 in…

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Web Hosting Information

I know that I am currently on GoDaddy, but before I was on GoDaddy, I was looking through a number of hosting companies in the hope that I would find the perfect one for me. Unfortunately, I had no clue that Web Hosting Reviews were present on the web. Whether individuals are looking for a Hostgator Review or a Startlogic Review, top14webhosts.com has what individuals are looking for. Beyond that,…

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