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A Collection of New Vinyl Releases - May, 2009
- Written by Jason Crawford
- Published on 13 May 2009
Now, Blitzen Trapper is a little more my speed. From the first note of their newest album, "Furr," you know that these guys are most assuredly not traveling minstrels. These guys like to rock and have a good time. They have song titles like "Fire and Fast Bullets," and "Black River Killer." They sing about shaking it on a Saturday night and their guitars are loud and appropriately distorted. They infuse elements of folk, country, soul, and more to form an original sound that never veers too far from the rock, and keeps the listener alert and on their toes until the last acoustic notes of "Lady On The Water."
Movie Renter's Guide - May, 2009
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 01 May 2009
Seven Pounds (Blu-ray), Doubt (Blu-ray), Incendiary (Blu-ray), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Blu-ray), Taken (Blu-ray), The Matrix 10th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray), Driven to Kill (Blu-ray), The Uninvited (Blu-ray)
The Pacifica Quartet Snares a Grammy
- Written by Jason Victor Serinus
- Published on 04 March 2009
On February 8, 2009, the Pacifica Quartet snared a Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance for their Naxos recording of Elliot Carter’s first and fifth string quartets. Three days later, I was on the phone, interviewing the quartet second violinist Sibbi Bernhardsson for a series of articles.
A Collection of New Vinyl Releases - April, 2009
- Written by Jason Crawford
- Published on 22 April 2009
Janelle Monae doesn't lack for ambition. That much is for certain after just a cursory listen to her debut E.P. "Metropolis: The Chase Suite." Monae has some heavy hitters in her corner, and they bring a lot to the production side of the recording. It's Monae's voice, however, that carries the day on this concept record. It gives the listener the impression that she can handle any style of vocal delivery that the job calls for, and many of those styles are accounted for during this brief first offering.
Movie Renter's Guide - March, 2009
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 02 March 2009
The Midnight Meat Train (Blu-ray), Donnie Darko (Blu-ray), Milk (Blu-ray), What Just Happened (Blu-ray), Australia (Blu-ray), JCVD (Blu-ray), In the Electric Mist (Blu-ray), The Robe (Blu-ray), Transporter 3 (Blu-ray), Quantum of Solace (Blu-ray)
Movie Renter's Guide - April, 2009
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 02 April 2009
The Wrestler (Blu-ray), Slumdog Millionaire (Blu-ray), Marley & Me (Blu-ray), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) (Blu-ray), Valkyrie (SD DVD), Frost/Nixon (Blu-ray), Punisher: War Zone (Blu-ray), Sin City (Blu-ray), What Doesn't Kill You (Blu-ray)
A Collection of New Vinyl Releases - February, 2009
- Written by Jason Crawford
- Published on 13 February 2009
Neil Young has been making music for well past 40 years now. His catalog is extensive. His disdain for his labels' expectations is legendary. The man was sued by his own company for making records that didn't sound like Neil Young. His live setlists are frequently populated by songs that the casual fan has never heard. His concept albums have been brilliant (see "Tonight's the Night") & confusing (witness "Greendale"). His next release is rumored to be an album about an electric car. I'm serious.
A Collection of New Vinyl Releases - March, 2009
- Written by Jason Crawford
- Published on 18 March 2009
Dan Auerbach's new album is called "Keep It Hid." It starts out quietly enough, but anyone that is familiar with Auerbach's work with the Black Keys should know that this wouldn't last. The man is capable of beautiful melody and quiet interludes, but he can groove too and this is best done loudly. All of his most obvious talents are on full display on "Keep It Hid," and the results are intoxicating.
Movie Renter's Guide - February, 2009
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 02 February 2009
Appaloosa (Blu-ray), W. (Blu-ray), Changeling (Blu-ray), Miracle at St. Anna (Blu-ray), Eagle Eye (Blu-ray), Traitor (Blu-ray)
Music Reviews - March, 2009
- Written by Jason Victor Serinus
- Published on 11 March 2009
This is fantastic stuff. Play the first track, Horace Silver’s “Strollin’,†and you’re immediately catapulted into the bebop past, where movies are as black and white as the album cover. Mostly recorded on April 30, 2001, during the Jarrett/Peacock/DeJohnette Trio’s historic gig in Metropolitan Festival Hall in Tokyo, pianist Keith Jarrett, double bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Jack DeJohnette are in swinging form. Listen to them cut loose for nine minutes on Charlie Parker’s “Scrapple from the Apple.†The occasional verbal exclamations are hardly gratuitous – these boys are flying. Presumably they were just high on life.
Movie Renter's Guide - January, 2009
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 03 January 2009
Hancock (Blu-ray), Swing Vote (Blu-ray), The Bourne Trilogy (Blu-ray), The Express (The Ernie Davis Story) (Blu-ray), King Kong (2005) (Blu-ray), Universal Soldier (Blu-ray), My Best Friend's Girl (Blu-ray), Max Payne (Blu-ray), Saw V (Blu-ray), Space Buddies (Blu-ray), Bangkok Dangerous (Blu-ray), Righteous Kill (Blu-ray), Dexter: The First Season (Blu-ray)
