Not counting my PC, I haven’t owned a video game machine since my brothers and I shared a Super Nintendo back in the proverbial day. I must admit that the upcoming Star Wars game The Force Unleashed and BioWare’s forthcoming Mass Effect have me seriously reconsidering that, as soon as the change under my sofa [...]
Don’t know if I’m gonna write a full review or not, but here’s what I’m thinking after three passes through the new album:
If Wikipedia is correct about which four songs the full lineup worked on with Steve Lillywhite as producer, I think it makes sense to view Time on Earth as a Neil Finn solo [...]
I had this whole post going about Live Earth, and then I deleted it before I could save it. So go check out this AP article to see Neil Finn paraphrased about the need for musicians to factor carbon offsets into their touring plans, and check out this interview with Al Gore where he discusses [...]
On the way home from watching fireworks at my mother’s house, I was discussing my plans for obtaining the new Crowded House album which will be released in the US on Tuesday. Should I order from iTunes or Amazon?
The plus side for iTunes:
Practically instant availability.
Environmentally friendly - less packaging and shipping.
Two bonus tracks - plus [...]
One of these days I’m going to talk about Garlic and Sapphires, a memoir by a former restaurant critic for the New York Times. Until then, check out this AP article about Inquirer critic Craig LaBan, whose photo on the philly.com web site obscures his face behind a number of large rolls. (Anonymity is key [...]
Reports are coming in from the first two of R.E.M.’s live rehearsals in Dublin. The band is playing through ten completely new songs, plus a song that debuted on the Around the Sun tour called “I’m Gonna DJ.” They’re also throwing in songs from their catalog that are said to be similar in tone to [...]
I am probably in a minority, but I absolutely love the fact that Philadelphia mayor John Street camped out in line to get an iPhone today. As we all learned during the wiretap scandal four years ago, the man lives on his BlackBerry, and I think it’s great that he’s demonstrating that he can use [...]
One aspect of the whole wedding get together proceedings is that you have the chance to discuss how We’re Getting Old with your friends. As part of that discussion last night, I mentioned they were making a new Indiana Jones movie, which caused several of my friends to stare at me in disbelief. So I [...]
Having just watched the series finale of Stargate SG-1 a few hours ago, I have a request for science fiction show writers: please do not write any more finales that involve the use of time travel. The paradoxes and inconsistencies you inevitable create make my head hurt and distract from the warm fuzzy feelings [...]
I gotta admit, this story is gonna be in the back of my head once football season rolls around. Autopsies have shown that a handful of NFL veterans suffered from a brain disorder that often leads to dementia and depression. One of the players in question was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles back in [...]