Posted October 17, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Catherine Rihm Harper Collins September 2012 $ 27.99 480 p Astride Telegraph Avenue, amid the weaving borders of Oakland and Berkeley, sits Brokeland Records. The used-vinyl store is owned by bandmates and best friends Archy and Nat. Archy is
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Posted October 10, 2012in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
Ousted Lincoln High football coach Tom Mihalovich says that “in 35 years of coaching, I have never cussed out a player. I have never used profanity toward an individual player.” It’s probably all in the definition of cursing. Maybe he doesn’t think “motherfuckers” is cursing. Or “Do your fucking job!”
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Posted October 10, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘Emily Owens, M.D.’ stars Mamie Gummer as insecure doctor On “Emily Owens, M.D.” (Tuesday, 8 p.m., CW), Mamie Gummer plays a young doctor just starting out at a Denver hospital. Emily still bears the scars of being a high school nerd, and she’s dismayed to learn that hospitals are the
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Posted October 10, 2012in Film Review
Exploitation bonanza 1 STAR Rated R 107 mins. Thriller Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack Openly anti-Semitic, homophobic, misogynist and racist, there’s something to offend nearly everyone in this wrongheaded ’60s-era sexploitation misadventure. Once assigned to Pedro Almodovar for directing duties, Pete Dexter’s pulp novel “Paris Trout” —
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Posted October 10, 2012in Joe's Neighborhood, Recent Posts
It is probably best not to reveal too much of our inner workings, don’t you think? If people saw how weird we truly are, I suspect our neighbors’ fences and hedgerows would all get a little higher. As they should. And, frankly, it’s just hard to argue why you shouldn’t
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Posted October 10, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
‘Now For Plan A’ Zoë Records Certain bands conjure up feelings of a bygone time for people — not necessarily a specific event, but more just the remembered feeling of a time. The Tragically Hip is one of those bands for me. Listening to some of the deeper tracks
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Posted October 10, 2012in Featured Story, Food Dude
Recession changes the way we eat. Look at the performance charts of both high- and low-end restaurant chains over the last 10 years. A new McDonalds Era began during the stock market meltdown of 2008. That’s no surprise; we all have to eat within our budgets. Food and travel TV
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Posted October 10, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
‘Blood v. Electricity’ Independent Unknown Component — consisting of Keith Lynch and little else — is an impressive example of independent artistry. The first thing that stands out about “Blood v. Electricity” is how good it sounds. For the work of one man and his computer, the independently-mixed and
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Posted October 10, 2012in The Sound
Donald Carpenter understands what it’s like being signed to a major label. He knows that creative control on a label can be limited, and music becomes a results-driven business. Carpenter’s previous band, Submersed, spent seven years signed to the Wind Up label but was dropped after the band’s first two
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