Video of the Week: Gogol Bordello’s “Wonderlust King”

As I type this, Gogol Bordello is in the middle of a 3 day residence at Webster’s Hall, Manhattan.  I could have been there but something better has come up:
I’m going to be attending their New Year’s Eve concert down in Philly with a good friend of mine I haven’t seen in ages. It’s going [...]

2000-2009: My Favorite Books (and a few I disliked)

I didn’t title this *best of decade* simply because that sounds pretentious, like I have a final say on what’s good or bad.  *My favorites* is just that: what I loved, what I liked, my personal opinion and therefore I can say/pick whatever I want without being subjected to people yelling at me for pretending [...]

Quality Assessment: Sherlock Holmes

Whereas Rob Marshall has become a bona fide *one trick pony* with the release of his musical Nine, Guy Ritchie has been happily living up to that term his whole directorial career. From his debut Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, to Snatch, to Revolver to Rock&Rolla, all of his movies have been a sort [...]

Quality Assessment: Nine

With Nine, Rob Marshall proves that you shouldn’t try to recreate your past triumphs because it just won’t work.  There’s a reason lightning doesn’t strike the same spot twice, but he tried anyhow and in doing so makes Nine look like nothing more than a Chicago wannabe or at the very least, the leftovers.

Ignoring the [...]

The Classics: La Ley’s “Invisible”

Base solely on the opening trifecta of: “Animal,” “Dia Cero,” and “El Duelo” this album is rock perfection in any language.  But to give credit to La Ley, INVISIBLE turned out to be an album full of awe-inspiring rock offerings beyond those three songs and much more.

La Ley (“The Law”) were a  Grammy winning rock band from Chile formed [...]

Video of the Week: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Xmas Is You”

I’m not dead….not yet in any case, though as a cylon I cannot die……..
Our internet here at the dragon’s lair has been on the fritz for the past week and the cable co. won’t come to fix it ’til after Xmas!  so that’s why I’ve been absent (for those 2 people who missed me).  There’s [...]

Chuck Season 3 Poster

I.CAN.NOT.WAIT.

Video of the Week: Eros Ramazzotti’s “Favola”

Italian pop-rock superstar Eros Ramazzotti has had many great songs become hits during his whole career.  Though I like many of those songs, nothing has ever come close to my love for “Favola” which means “fable” in English.
The song lyrics talk about a man who became a tree and live as one with nature…until the most [...]

TV: Better Off Ted Season 2 Premiere

Better Off Ted came back at long last on Tuesday (I’m 2 days late, yes, I know) and it hit the ground riding high on the funny.
Veridian Dynamics decides to match up employees base on compatibility (personality/genetics) to save money on health-care costs. Hilarious!
Ted (liking the new haircut) and Linda make a pact to not let [...]