Who will fall on the sword at Iowa?
FIRST DOWN: So this pal, a University of Iowa alum who used to live in Maryland, comes up to me Saturday night after I text him the latest conference realignment [...]
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Posted November 21, 2012in Game Day, Recent Posts
Posted November 21, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Notes
Sound Notes Pick o’ the Week:
As Lazer 103.3’s Samantha Knight said last week, “It’s a tall order, asking people to do a show on a Saturday night for nothing.” But time and again, bands and [...]
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Posted November 21, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
Photographing the truth
‘Witness’ follows journalists into dangerous conflicts “Rio” is the last episode in the documentary series “Witness” (Monday, 8 p.m., HBO), which follows war photographers into hotspots around the globe. Rio [...]
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Posted November 21, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
CD Reviews
Rihanna ‘Unapologetic’ Def Jam Let’s just get it out of the way: Yes, that’s Chris Brown on “Nobody’s Business.” Yes, the two of them swap lines like “You’ll always be [...]
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Posted November 14, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
Sympathy for the devils
The Rolling Stones evolve from villains in ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ With “Crossfire Hurricane” (Thursday, 8 p.m., HBO), the Rolling Stones have produced a worthy 50th-anniversary documentary. It chronicles the group’s journey [...]
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Posted November 14, 2012in Game Day, Recent Posts
Ah, hindsight
After leading the program to its first BCS-level postseason victory since the 1950s — the 2010 Orange Bowl, it wasn’t that long ago — coach Kirk Ferentz was rewarded in [...]
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Posted November 14, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
CD Reviews
Diamonds For Eyes ‘Catacomb Fires’ Independent Do you like Joy Division? Then Diamonds For Eyes may get it done for you. Now I’m not saying that the Des Moines four-piece [...]
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Posted November 14, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
‘The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopedia of Existing Information’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Barb Palar Little Brown and Company Oct. 23, 2012 $29.99 256 pp Looking for a holiday gift for a know-it-all who already has everything [...]
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Posted November 14, 2012in Joe's Neighborhood, Recent Posts
The Russian Bride and Four Kids
Boys as a group are not all that complicated. Just wave a few select items in front of their confused and suspicious eyes, and they will normally focus and charge [...]
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Posted November 07, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
Music to get married by
‘Wedding Band’ charts the pathetic path of aging rockers “Wedding Band” (Saturday, 9 p.m., TBS) is a wonderful new comedy series that combines “Spinal Tap” and “School of Rock” in [...]
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