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Music Review: Space Probe Taurus - Space Probe Taurus

Jeff Perkins — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:19:29 EST

Stamp on that fuzz pedal and go for a ride on the Space Probe Taurus.
Having misspent much of my youth watching gigs by the great, good, and the not so good, what’s left of my memory can, like the music of the time, become distorted. However, when I played the Space Probe Taurus debut album, at decibels loud enough to bend spoons, some of it finally returned. Within the first few seconds of this album I was...

Music Review: Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze - Sira

Mark Saleski — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 07:59:41 EST

Welcome back to "the mystery."
Welcome back to "the mystery." You know what that is. It's the amazing and oftentimes unexplainable phenomenon of musical resonance. You hear a piece of music and the attraction is instant. There are times when this kind of thing is obvious. Earlier this year, I heard a song called "Sequestered In Memphis" by The Hold Steady...

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Fri, 5 Dec 2008 07:59:41 EST

Who Are the Nudes?

Kelsey Marcussen — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 07:30:06 EST

Naked is what one is when stepping out of the shower. It is candid. Nude is premeditated.
Ever since there have been tools with which to make sketches, drawings, paintings, and other types of visual representations, there have been images of nude subjects. There is, however, an essential difference between being nude and being naked. Naked is what one is when stepping out of the shower. It is candid. Nude is premeditated. Yet throughout...

Music Media: Lordi, Biohazard, In This Moment, Enslaved, Hellvetica, Fuse, Machinery, Korea

Chris Beaumont — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 06:53:17 EST

Videos, live footage, and commercials.
The journey into music videos (and other bits) continues its mission to deliver something worthy of your time, perhaps introducing you to something new along the way.This week I continue compiling videos and various musical related tid-bits for your viewing pleasure. Some will be brand spanking new, while others will just be things I like. I am not...

How to Legally Buy Hot Merchandise

Ed Dickson — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 06:52:31 EST

If you want to buy some hot merchandise at almost too good to be true prices without putting yourself in jeopardy, read on!
Auction sites like eBay and Craigslist are frequently criticized for the amount of stolen and counterfeit items being sold on their sites. Even worse, stories about their customers being scammed have become Internet folklore. Now there is a site that openly advertises that it is selling stolen merchandise. Even better, when you buy hot merchandise...

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Fri, 5 Dec 2008 06:52:31 EST

Software Review: Manga Studio 4 EX from Smith Micro

T. Michael Testi — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 06:35:37 EST

Manga Studio is a great way to begin producing your own comics.
With the Manga phenomenon growing rapidly around the world, Smith Micro Software has just released the latest version of their Manga product line, Manga Studio Debut and Manga Studio EX for Windows. These are the leading packages used by artists and hobbyists to create professional, ready-to-publish comics and print cartoons from start to finish....

Music Review: The Who - Magic Bus: The Who On Tour

David Bowling — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 06:34:54 EST

The Who: Chapter 4.
Magic Bus: The Who On Tour may have been the Who but they were not on tour. This was a compilation album put together from previously-issued tracks from two of their earlier albums, some B-sides and a few singles.I think this was the first Who album that I ever purchased. I may have been attracted by the great cover art of what is obviously the...

Music Review: Roger Kellaway - Live At The Jazz Standard

Big Geez — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 06:32:14 EST

Experience the sound and feel of a smokin' hot NY jazz club without leaving home.
Virtuoso is a word that's often used to describe a skilled musician, and I'm probably as guilty as anyone of using it a little too casually. However, this is not one of those times. Veteran jazz pianist Roger Kellaway is a virtuoso by anyone's standards, and his newest release, Roger Kellaway - Live At The Jazz Standard , provides...

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Book Review: Natural Knits For Babies & Toddlers by Tina Barrett

Alyse Wax — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 05:26:43 EST

Cute knitting patterns made with all natural, organic fibers.
Natural Knits for Babies & Toddlers by Tina Barrett is a collection of over two dozen knitting patterns. All the patterns are knit with all-natural, chemical free fibers: cotton, alpaca, wool, soy silk, hemp, corn fiber, and bamboo. Barrett advocates all-natural fibers (as opposed to acrylics and polyesters) as being easier on your...

Theater Review (London): The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes at Wilton's Music Hall

Natalie Bennett — Fri, 5 Dec 2008 04:29:56 EST

The waning days of the repressive Protectorate being replaced by the hysterical gaiety of the Restoration is a period with great possibilities.
When you call a play "the Tragedy of [name of famous philosopher here]", and get the Royal Shakespeare Company to stage it, the origins on which you're drawing can hardly be mistaken. And in the waning days of the repressive Protectorate, the hysterical gaiety of the Restoration, and the overlaying memories of Civil War, you've...