Posted November 21, 2012in Game Day, Recent Posts
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 buzz. “Cool,” he says. “But what’s in it for the Terps?”
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Posted November 21, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Notes
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 artists step up when asked. Kingston’s Superhero Rock ‘N’ Aid Masquerade is by no means the first benefit show put
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Posted November 21, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘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 de Janeiro’s conflict is internal: police vs. drug gangs in the Brazilian city’s 900 slums. Photographer Eros Hoagland ventures into
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Posted November 21, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
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 my boy; I’ll always be your girl” and “Your love is infectious, let’s make out in this Lexus” — the
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Posted November 14, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
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 from being “the band everybody hated to the band everybody loves,” in Mick Jagger’s words. We learn that the group
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Posted November 14, 2012in Game Day, Recent Posts
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 kind by the University of Iowa. Both sides agreed to a contract extension through 2020 with a remarkable, let’s-add-a-new-indoor-pool-to-the-mansion kind
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Posted November 14, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
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 is a Joy Division knock-off, or even that they’re necessarily trying to be. I am saying that there’s something reminiscent
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Posted November 14, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
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 (and knows everything)? “The Onion” has dug up thousands of facts even the most encyclopedic of your relatives won’t know.
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Posted November 14, 2012in Joe's Neighborhood, Recent Posts
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 forward. One such piece of shiny, red cape that traditionally gets a boy’s attention — as demonstrated by the Wooden
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Posted November 07, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘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 a satire of the wedding-band biz. The band in question is made up of four aging musicians with day jobs
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