Demi Lovato “Confident” Safehouse Let’s start with a potentially divisive declaration: Demi Lovato’s “Cool For the Summer” is the best song written this year. Do with that information what you will. Outside of that track, “Confident” is the next step in Lovato’s progression from wholly owned subsidiary of the Disney
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October 28, 2015 by justin
in Sound Check
October 28, 2015 by justin
in Rap Sheet
Two of a kind
Jason “Mayhem” Miller, 34, used a ceramic tile as a weapon during a fight with police on Oct. 16 when they were called to his home early Friday morning in regard to a dispute between Miller and two women. Reports said Miller was “aggressive and uncooperative” when they arrived. Police
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October 28, 2015 by justin
in Game Day
Detroit Lions (1-6) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (2-5) Sunday, Nov. 1, 8:30 a.m. CST Wembley Stadium, London, England Games like this can be tough to get excited about, unless, of course you are a fan of either team. Then it might as well be the Super Bowl. The Detroit Lions,
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October 28, 2015 by justin
in Sound Notes
The Hinterland Music Festival has announced the dates for 2016. Circle Aug. 5 and 6 on your calendars, and stay tuned to www.hinterlandiowa.com for more show announcements. Congratulations are in order for pianist/vocalist Janey Hooper, who was the 2015 inductee to the Community Jazz Center’s Jazz Hall of Fame. Hooper
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October 28, 2015 by justin
in Book Review
“Welcome to Night Vale”
“A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome to Night Vale.” For those who are already fans of the wildly popular podcast, there’s not much I need to say other than be careful
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October 28, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
May not compute
“Steve Jobs” is, by most measures, not doing well at the box office. The decision to give the film a limited initial release seems to have backfired, and it would appear that “Steve Jobs” will face the very real danger of underperforming the almost universally dismal, Ashton Kutcher-fronted “Jobs.” This
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October 28, 2015 by justin
in Center Stage
Newlywed pratfalls
The other night, I heard a jazz singer cover an old chestnut about how “wives should always be lovers, too.” An earworm from the “Mad Men” era, the song urges housebound spouses to stay foxy, “ready for love.” In 2015, the singer brought it off as a gag and tweaked
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October 28, 2015 by justin
in On The Tube
Bloodbath and Beyond
“Ash vs. Evil Dead” Saturday, Oct. 31 (Starz) Series Debut: Attention S-Mart shoppers: Ash (Bruce Campbell), and his Boomstick and chainsaw, are back! After three decades of doing little besides lying low, growing a beer belly and pretending the dead never rose — even though re-killing said dead and saving
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Some mental health conditions are easy to diagnose
I don’t agree with much that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has had to say in the Republican presidential sweepstakes and, apparently, not many in his political base do either. He’s polling about where undeclared candidates do. But in a demonstration that even a blind hog finds an occasional acorn, the
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