It’s an awful nice feeling when people in the music industry treat me like I’m a legitimate journalist. Admittedly I can stretch the definition of the word thin. To the best of…
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Record Review: Nate Hall – A Great River
A month ago I received a promotional e-mail touting the imminent release of a solo record by US Christmas’ Nate Hall. You remember Nate, right guys? He was nice enough to sit…
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An Evening With Ray Kurzweil
Last night I had the pleasure of attending a sold-out screening of Transcendent Man, a documentary film on the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil, an inventor, futurist and the author of…
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Theater Review: Spring Awakening @ Pantages; Los Angeles, CA
At it’s best, Spring Awakening is a musical that guy like me can not only appreciate, but enjoy thoroughly. I’m not the type of person who will go out of his way…
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Cropsey vs. Cropsey Brothers: A Brief Look At Variances In Childhood Urban Legends
So Netflix on the Wii has finally followed the lead of Playstation and Xbox in that the company has offered the software necessary to stream movies to your gaming console as a…
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Record Review: La Otracina – Reality Has Got To Die
Last we heard from La Otracina, Adam Kriney and company had just released the fantastic The Risk Of Gravitation on Holy Mountain. That record was a space-rock fan’s dream. White noise jams,…
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Record Review: U.S. Christmas – Run Thick In The Night
A few months ago one of my friends was hanging out at South By Southwest (you all know how I feel about that shit, my friend is lucky I still speak to…
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Theater Review: Rent @ The Hollywood Bowl; Los Angeles, CA
“Would you light my….LINE!?” Show me another four staged productions of Rent and I might actually be able to remember what song comes next. You’ll make a theater man of me someday,…
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Theater Review: CHESS @ MET Theater
Nicci’s in another play. Well, technically they’re calling it a “concert,” but there’s blocking and movement and stuff. I don’t know what “blocking” means, but I heard Nicci use that word before…
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Theater Review: In The Heights @ Pantages Theater; Hollywood, CA
A few weeks ago Nicci was watching TV when a commercial for In The Heights aired. Her initial reaction was, “I want to see that!” which she backed with “Do you want…