Year: 2007
Review: Hacking Democracy
Hacking Democracy Simon Ardizzone and Russell Michaels Docurama Street: 04.10 Hacking Democracy is yet another documentary set out to uncover the truth about voter disenfranchisement in the past few elections. As far as cinematic quality goes, Hacking Democracy is much less visually captivating than American Blackout and others made in the same vein. The undeniable
Review: The Best of Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters
The Best of Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters Sid and Mary Krafft Time Life Street: 05.01 The 1980s were hard times for TV variety shows. The genre was big in the early years of television, as carnies and vaudevillians made the jump from the stage to the small screen. Several decades later we were
Review: The HEE HAW Collection featuring George Strait
The HEE HAW Collection featuring George Strait Frank Peppiatt Time Life Street: 05.01 If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like if a bunch of inbred jackasses from Arkansas had their own variety show, then look no further than this HEE HAW DVD. One more in a series of Time Life releases, this 1983
Review: nEuROTIC
In nEuROTIC, John Cuneo focuses on just that in his work: the sexual, the erotic. His style is a perversely humorous, other-wordly and an exotic sketchbook that aptly illustrates the connection between human sexuality and the surreal. … read more
Review: Ninja Gaiden Black
When I first played Ninja Gaiden I felt like I had just found a suitcase of $20 buried in my backyard. I had been playing shoot and kill games for a while and was very skeptical about any game revolving around the trials and tribulations of a guy who wears tights everywhere he goes. … read more
Review: Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved Bungie Software Reviewed On: Xbox Street: 11.14.01 No game is as synonymous with modern video gaming than Halo. In fact, I will contend that it was Halo that made the Xbox what it is today. Before I get to the review I’m going to preempt a lot of hate mail and say
Childish Wisdom: An Interview with Billy Childish
Some people are just inexhaustibly creative. Billy Childish is one of those people. He is maybe the most prolific man in the history of rock music. Starting his career in the late 1970s with the Pop Rivits, Childish went on to play in several English bands, including Thee Headcoats, The Mighty Caesars, Thee Milkshakes and
Review: A Texas Tale of Treason
When Alex Cox allowed a group of aging punkers from Texas to make the sequel to his 1984 cult classic Repo Man, what did he really expect to get back? … read more
Review: Oasis
Oasis Morning Glory: A Classic Album under Review Sexy Intellectual Street: 03.13 By now you know the formula: a few British journalists, a contemporary musician and maybe a friend or foe of the band offer up their opinions regarding an album, often assessing the scene that was with a great amount of hindsight. Having lived
Review: The War on the War on Drugs
The War on the War on Drugs Cevin Soling Disinformation Street: 04.03 By doing drugs you are executing your rights as a citizen of the United States. By doing drugs you are protesting to change unjust laws. Really doing drugs is one of the most patriotic things that a person can do, at least that’s what