Bee Movie Special Edition / 2008 Dreamworks / 90 Minutes / http://www.dreamworks.com / As many individuals know, Jerry Seinfeld was the mastermind behind Bee Movie. This special edition features the movie in a widescreen format, and a slew of different features that will keep individuals interested for months to come. There are literally hours of extra content for individuals to focus on, whether it be the commentary put forth by…
Swedish artist Tobias Froberg has recently spent his time hangingout with friends. Not only did he log production duties the forthcomingoffering from Peter Moren- the Peter of Peter, Bjornand John but he spent some time working on his own, third releaseTurn Heads Now. His new album features agaggle of his mates including Peter, Norwegian chanteuse Ane Brun, theheavenly Brit singer songwriter Kathryn Williams, the troubadorTietur, Existensminumum and Torbjörn Zetterberg (Folke).…
Dec-Jan 2001.Normal Size $2 by mail, typical layout. Editor’s response, letters. Tons of ads are in this magazine, as 3 of the first 6 pages are nothing but them. The magazine has the layout of a magazine with 10 times the readership. Tons of white space are found on every page, but the whiteness is broken up expertly, and doesn’t detract from the overall reading experience. “A Big Government Scam 
Jack Ketchum’s The Lost / 2008 Anchor Bay / 119 Minutes / http://www.anchorbayent.com / Individuals may be familiar with the original book by Jack Ketchum that this movie is made off of. The 2001 work is considered by many to be one of Ketchum’s best known works, and it should not be surprising that Anchor Bay and director/producer Chris Sivertson (All Cheerleaders Die, I Know Who Killed Me) would want…
On a personal mission to promote peace through cultural exchange, Egyptian-born Canadian artist Chantal Chamandy returns to her native country to perform an extraordinary concert at the majestic Pyramids of Giza and Great Sphinx, accompanied by the Cairo Symphony Orchestra and her troupe of ten dancers. This marks the first time ever a concert was permitted to be filmed at the base of the Pyramids on the Giza plateau and…
All I want/Is right here/But love don’t live here anymore/And love don’t live here anymore†“Love Is Dead† All you need to know about 21-year-old singer-songwriter Kerli is contained in the songs to her debut Island Def Jam album, Love Is Dead. Â
I Hate this Part of Texas # 5 / $3 / :45 / 44M / http://www.microcosmpublishing.com /Â This magazine seems to follow from the Journalsong type of overly emotional and verbose writing. However, unlike Journalsong, what John et al do with this issue of the zine is make their exploits into a narrative that is compelling and interesting, to say the least. The magazine is not just text, as it…
“Half Hours with the Lower Creatures,” recorded with Portland audio guru and Jackpot! Studio mainstay, Jeff Stuart Saltzman (Stephen Malkmus, Menomena, Sleater-Kinney), is a piano-based creep-pop album. Though hard to describe, names that come up are Rufus Wainwright, P.J. Harvey, Kate Bush, and “Frankenixon (Sword of Exactly) conjoined with Charles Ives and Benjamin Britten.” Rachel Taylor Brown¹s complex, polyphonic arrangements also conjure comparisons to Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens, Jeff Lynne,…
God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) / 2008 Sony / http://sony.playstation.com / God of War: Chains of Olympus is the third game in the God of War series, and provides individuals with a little bit more of the back story for the series’ protagonist, Kratos. The basic game play is ported over without much in the way of changes from the Playstation 2 predecessors. As in both previous games,…
After spending the month of February touring Australia, Japan and Hawaii Minus the Bear will begin the first leg of thier North American tour in early March with stops at Coachella Music Festival (April 25) and Bonnaroo Festival (June 13.) The US tour dates (below) will see rotating support slots from Frenchkiss Records rockers The Big Sleep and Fearless Records act Portugal.The Man.
Ideas in Pictures #3 / :10 / $1 / Half-Sized / 28 Pages / ideasinpictures@yahoo.com / N4409 Duck Creek Rd , Helenville WI 53135 / Colin, the editor, sat next to me during AMC 2003. Pretty cool, ey was pandering various pieces of art and showing individuals eir’s recreation of a calf’s feeding box. Colin’s sketchy style permeates this issue, with only a minor amount of handwritten or typewritten text…
With six officially released albums, two more in the can, four probably-never-to-see-the-light-of-day records in his closet, a few live albums on the shelf—culled from literally five years of straight touring—and a Myspace song-a-day project, the quietly prolific Jason Anderson returns to K Records with The Hopeful and the Unafraid [KLP189]. In a K first, this full-length album will be available only on vinyl and will include a bonus CD with…
Seven Mary Three – Day&NightDriving / 2008 Bellum / 12 Tracks / http://www.7m3.com / Known for their “Cumbersomeâ€, Seven Mary Three have been outside of the limelight for a few years. This does not mean that the band lost their fan base or anything; the act was attracting fans well before the song hit, being founded in 1992. While original member Jason Pollock is out of the band, the act…
New York City-based hip-hop artist Bisc1 has just announced the dates for The Traveling Circuits Tour. The tour will be in support of his upcoming album, When Electric Night Falls on Embedded Music. Joining him on the road are fellow artists Domer, Metermaids, Human?, DJ Halo, and Grimace.
I Don’t Like Mondays #1 ($?,Becky, PO Box 1105, Roslyn, PA 19001) By far, this zine is about the problems that the editor, Becky, has with her school. Pretty much every single piece is about an issue, and every single piece is in the same font, same block cut out, with only the interesting backgrounds to really break up the tedium put on us, the reader, by Becky. This is…
Pop Singer, Chantel “Chani” Christie, releases her new music video for the independent label, Jean Rah Fya Records with electrifying producer Ralph B. Stacy. Stacy has worked with Luther Vandross, Pink, Paula Abdul, Dru Hill, Aaron Hall, Kci & JoJo, B5, Jagged Edge, Xscape, Bobby Brown, and current superstar Mario. The video was shot with director Rick Kleinsmith featuring Tha Major’. Chani’s single titled “Here We Are Again” was released…
101 Dalmatians Platinum Edition / 2008 Walt Disney / 79 Minutes / http://www.dig.com / 101 Dalmatians is a film that has stood the test of time. Individuals may remember that the film was first released in 1961, and has enjoyed revivals in popularity every few years since then. It deals with the action surrounding 2 adult Dalmatian dogs – Pongo and Perdita – their little of 99 pups – and…
Media Raves About His Expansion of the Marley Legacy on Radio As Album and Single “The March†Continue Chart Success The Africa Unite/Smile Jamaica concert caps a month of events in Jamaica honoring Bob Marley and his musical and cultural legacy, and will be held at James Bond Beach in Ocho Rios, named for the internationally known iconic character created by Ian Fleming, who lived in Ocho Rios in his…
Southern eclectic folk artist, Lauren Fincham has performed in, and organized several Indiegrrl concerts and benefits; she was also the featured performer for Westwood One at the 2005 Superbowl and as a Folk Alliance OASIS featured artist.
Beowulf / 2008 Paramount / http://www.beowulfmovie.com / http://www.paramount.com / As individuals likely know, Beowulf is an adaptation of the Old English myth of the same name. Essentially, a Danish kingdom is being attacked by a horrendous monster – Grendel (voiced by Crispin Glover) – and there is only one individual that can help the kingdom – Beowulf. Beowulf is different from other heroes, both in past and present , in…