That magic moment
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on May 22, 2012 - 7:48 a.m.
When I listen to music there are basically three reactions: I love it straight away, I learn to love it or I am indifferent or hostile to it.
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Riding with the King
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on May 17, 2012 - 8:23 a.m.
It feels as though I am always admitting my weakness for one thing or another in this space. Today is no different. I am a sucker for the writing of Stephen King.
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When the music's over, turn out the light
Posted by DAVE VON FALKENSTEIN on May 10, 2012 - 9:05 a.m.
Many musicians over the years have been taken from us too soon.
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Hail, hail rock 'n roll (movies)
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on May 9, 2012 - 7:53 a.m.
Do you have a favorite rock film? Is there a rock 'n roll movie that will lift your spirits no matter what?
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Comics and movies
Posted by DAVE VON FALKENSTEIN on May 3, 2012 - 9:38 a.m.
"The Avengers" is opening this weekend and is the first a few comic-based movies opening this summer.
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Music box sets: The times that try music fans' souls
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on April 26, 2012 - 7:28 a.m.
Do you have a favorite music box set? Have you bought (as I have) multiple sets from one artist?
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On the road to find out
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on April 20, 2012 - 6:53 a.m.
How do you discover music? Has your method for researching and acquiring music changed from 10 or 15 years ago?
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Books, books, glorious books
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on April 10, 2012 - 9:07 a.m.
I have a Pavlovian response to books. Books (whether they are beautiful, mundane or even grungy) set my brain reeling.
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Does Ticketmaster think we're stupid?
Posted by DAVE VON FALKENSTEIN on April 5, 2012 - 8:25 a.m.
The fees and charges that Ticketmaster puts on their concert tickets is out of hand.
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When music and books meet
Posted by ANDREW BEAUMONT on April 4, 2012 - 8:17 a.m.
A trip out of town often (OK, practically always) involves a trip to a record store and a book store for me and my family. I think my love of progressive rock and my love of reading are related.
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Re-viewable movies suck you in again and again and again
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on March 29, 2012 - 7:26 a.m.
I am always on the watch for new films, as well as old films that I have never seen. And then there are the ones I have seen—lots of times.
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The gadget to end all gadgets
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on March 23, 2012 - 7:03 a.m.
I am a gadget nerd. I did not start out this way; my depression-era parents raised me in a house in which modern gadgetry was kept to a minimum.
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Radio shows not extinct, just called podcasts now
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on March 20, 2012 - 7:21 a.m.
I am relatively new to the world of podcasts, so forgive my enthusiasm.
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As the weather turns warm, the music turns up
Posted by DAVE VON FALKENSTEIN on March 16, 2012 - 8:06 a.m.
Does music play a big part in your spring and summer?
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Artists show aging is a state of mind
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on March 13, 2012 - 3:09 p.m.
Time waits for no man or some such gibberish. Lately, however, I have noticed that even as time has been inexorably on the move, there is a wonderful group of artists who seem to be doing just fine.
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Doing the monster mash
Posted by ANDREW BEAUMONT on March 9, 2012 - 6:38 a.m.
When done well, mashups can be really cool. When done poorly, they make me want to mash the person who made the mashup.
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Leonard Cohen's 'Old Ideas' is one to listen to from start to finish
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on March 7, 2012 - 7:07 a.m.
How often do you hear an album that you love from start to finish? Of late, one such example for me has been Leonard Cohen's "Old Ideas." It's an instant classic, in my opinion.
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Five things to watch for in reviews of 'Mass Effect 3'
Posted by ANDREW REUTER on March 6, 2012 - 2:56 a.m.
BioWare's "Mass Effect 3" could be a classic, but it probably won't be perfect.
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The deserted island question
Posted by DAVE VON FALKENSTEIN on March 2, 2012 - 6:48 a.m.
If you were stranded on a deserted island...
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The art of the apocalypse
Posted by SHAWN SENSIBA on February 27, 2012 - 8:28 a.m.
Are you ready for the apocalypse? Judging by films and television, it should arrive any day now.
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