Video Game Reviews – December 2007

Video Game Reviews – December 2007
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Video game reviews for BioShock, Halo 3 and Psychonauts. … read more

Dear Dickheads – December 2007

Dear Dickheads – December 2007
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Thanks so much for that lovely note. It is part of SLUG Mag’s mission statement to save the children from becoming Wal Mart shopping, mini-van driving individuals. Keep up the good fight and help us spread the word. There’s more to life than working a shitty 9-5, living in a house with a white picket fence. … read more

Review: Wild Women of Wongo

Review: Wild Women of Wongo
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Wild Women of Wongo The Film Stars Shout! Factory Street: 09.11 Mike Nelson. Bill Corbett. Kevin Murphy. Names sound familiar? That’s because they are the stars in front of the big screen in Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now, they’ve returned as The Film Crew, hilariously criticizing some of the worst films to grace the silver

Review: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

Review: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
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The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story John Edginton MVD Visual Street: 09.18 This documentary takes a look into the life and short-lived fame of Pink Floyd’s front-man Syd Barrett before he slipped into a drug-induced dementia. I found it to be very interesting and full of things I had no idea about, like how

Review: The New Technology of War

Review: The New Technology of War
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The New Technology of War Popular Mechanics Street: 09.11 Produced by the folks at Popular Mechanics magazine, The New Technology of War is a terrifyingly interesting look into the future of warfare on planet Earth. The documentary focuses explicitly on recent advancements in science and technology and the ways in which they are altering military

Review: Last of the Breed: Live in Concert

Review: Last of the Breed: Live in Concert
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Last of the Breed: Live in Concert Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price A&E Video Street: 09.25 Last of the Breed was filmed at a sold-out show in March of this year at the Rosemont Theatre in Chicago. Interesting in its scope and breadth of performance, this DVD showcases how intrepid these three legendary performers

Review: Haunted Histories Collection

Review: Haunted Histories Collection
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Haunted Histories Collection History Channel Street: 09.25 This five-disc collection features the History Channel produced programs “Hauntings,” “Vampire Secrets,” “Salem Witch Trials,” “The Haunted History of Halloween” and the A&E-produced “Poltergeist.” The programs on the Salem Witch Trials and the history of Halloween are the most straightforward, presenting a fair amount of historical information regarding

Review: Fred Armisen presents: Complicated Drumming Technique: Jens Hannemann

Review: Fred Armisen presents: Complicated Drumming Technique: Jens Hannemann
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Fred Armisen presents: Complicated Drumming Technique: Jens Hannemann Drag City Street: 10.23 This instructional DVD showcases the drumming prowess of Jens Hannemann, a Fred Armisen parody of a euro-trash Neil Peart-wannabe (complete with Eddie Vedder hair, a sleeveless sci-fi t-shirt and a soul patch.) Live clips of Hannemann’s mock jazz band are interspersed with song