Sound check: Astronauts of Antiquity

Rating3.5The title of Astronauts of Antiquity’s second album is misleading. Nothing in Rocket Science for Dummies is about the study of propulsion. Or dummies. Or astronauts.In fact, this is the most misleadingly heavy album I have reviewed. By heavy, I mean something that makes you go, “Wow, that’s cool,” and then, “Wow, that’s weird.”Image courtesy of blogspot.comIt’s as though less talented forms of John Coltrane and Amy Winehouse got together and said, “Let’s jam, except with some electro be

‘Sikandar’ to be screened at LA’s Indian film festival
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Sudhir Mishra’s “Sikandar”, a suspense thriller about an adolescent whose life changes drastically when he comes across a gun, will be screened at the seventh Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), starting April 22. Written and directed by Piyush Jha and shot in Kashmir, the 110-minute film is about […]‘’’ Related posts: ‘Sikandar’ not like ‘Slumdog’, but conveys same message: Director ”Rang de Basanti” to be screened at SAARC film festival ‘

Wed[n]esday* music review: Here I Am!
I think I may have found a good gift for TBA Planchak.** Babypants, Caspar. Here I Am! Aurora Elephant Music, 2009. I am a proud owner of The Presidents of the United States of America’s self-titled debut . It came out when I was 14, and it’s very much something I would have loved at 14. A soft spot remains. But, for all I know, they haven’t released anything since then. Ok, that’s a dumb thing to say, but I hadn’t heard anything they’ve released since then, until Chris Ballew

Music Review: Jake Shimabukuro - Jake Shimabukuro Live (Blogcritics.org)
An amazing musician who is not only technically skilled, but able to plumb the emotional depths of any piece of music he attempts. It’s been difficult for me to take the ukulele seriously as an instrument ever since I saw Tiny Tim squeak his way through “Tip Toe Through The Tulips” in his annoying falsetto. To be perfectly honest, up until a few years ago I did my best to avoid anything remotely …

Music Review: Sly & The Family Stone - Back On The Right Track (Blogcritics.org)
Sly & The Family Stone: Chapter 11. By 1979 Sly Stone had lost his money, his family, and his career. His label, Epic Records, had dropped him from their roster for lack of commercial success. His chronic tardiness and no shows for concert dates made it difficult for him to find work. It was against this background that he signed a contract with the Warner Brothers label.Back On The…

MeeWee Music Review
Like me, my son loves music. Lately he’s been wanting to use my iPod to listen to music. I really like the fact that he enjoys and appreciates music. When I was contacted to review MeeWee music I was excited because it would be a great opportunity to find some new tunes for my son to listen to. Mo enjoyed most of the songs. However at one point he did get bored. Telling me that “all the music sounds the same.” I can’t argue with his critique because it does. Most of the soundtrack does sound

The Boy Anvil – The Golden Sea (CD)
Okay, I think everyone understands that President Bush is an idiot. I am fairly sure that individuals are familiar with most of the sound bites taken from “Emancipation”, so to devote a few minutes to this fact seems a little excessive. “Dishonest” is really where The Boy Anvil needs to be; the backing instrumentation really reflects an interest in late eighties electropop (think New Order or some earlier Depeche Mode) and “Windowlicker”-era Aphex Twin. The inclusion of such a human style of voc

Music Review: Frank Caliendo - Un-Leashed
Hey all! For those of you who don’t know Frank Caliendo , he’s become quite a star in the stand-up world with his television show Frank TV and his very popular stand-up routine where he does amazing impressions. If you’ve never seen or heard him do his John Madden impression, you’re missing something. He’s spot on. And he bounces between Al Pacino , Jack Nicholson, Chris Rock , and others like it’s nothing. He has to be one of the best impressionist comic I’ve ever heard or seen on TV.