Last week I made a big show of how I cancelled my Battlefield 3 pre-order, which was true at the time, lest you begin to question my journalistic integrity. But for some reason (possibly just the excitement of going to a midnight launch), I re-pre-ordered the game on Monday and picked it up. I fully intended to make my column about my impressions of the game, but outside the singleplayer it’s been hard to form too many impressions thanks to […]
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Duet or Don’t, Volume 1: The Wonder of Michael
Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder were Motown prodigies who went on to become Grammy-winning behemoths. Mike Duquette takes a look at their collaborations in the first volume of “Duet or Don’t”!
Reading Is Fundamental: Nile Rodgers’ “Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco & Destiny”
Awww freak out! Singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Nile Rodgers has a book out, and we’ve reviewed it!!
Virtual Insanity: Active Aggression
Virtual Insanity is a weekly column by Stephen, mixing editorial reflections on games in general with the latest news about the digital world. Have a game you’d like to see covered in the column? Let us know in the comment section. For those who have never heard of John Gabriel’s Internet Dickwad Theory (from the brilliant online comic Penny Arcade), allow me to enlighten you: A more philosophical way to look at it is through the story of the Ring […]
Ranking The X-Factor Top 17 Field
Before I get into ranking the X-Factor top 17 field, I wanted to discuss the coach’s choices. Everyone has their opinion, but I don’t think they did a bad job at all. I did get a kick out of Simon finagling his way into getting 5 finalists instead of 4. I think it was his way of telling LA Reid that while Reid may be charming the viewers, this is still his show damnit! (I was absolutely appalled when Simon […]
Spin Cycle: Jane’s Addiction’s “The Great Escape Artist”
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I had no expectations going into Jane’s Addictions latest, The Great Escape Artist. I thought 2003’s Strays was okay but other than a few standout tracks (“Just Because”, “True Nature”), the album didn’t really do too much to add to the legacy of JA. Cut to eight years later and we have their 4th album which is wholeheartedly the epitome of Jane’s Addiction in the 21st Century. It’s spiritual and mystical with a unique sound that stands above the rest. […]
Virtual Insanity: Playing Games and Shirking Sleep for Charity
If you would like to donate to the Children’s Miracle Network, you can do it here . Hello, world! In a way, this is the first official post in a new Popblerd feature called “Virtual Insanity”, dedicated to all things video games. I’ll give a proper introduction next week, with some of my history with video games and what to expect in each weekly installment. So for now this is more of a portent of things to come. But gamers out […]
Rolling in Nominations: Adele Leads 2011 American Music Awards Nods
Something tells me you’re going to be seeing this headline a LOT in the next six months or so. British singer Adele leads the pack in nominations for the 2011 American Music Awards, which will air live on ABC Sunday November 20th. She’s followed by Taylor Swift and Rihanna, who scored three nominations apiece. As I’m sure you know, Adele’s 21 is by far 2011’s biggest selling album (and let’s face it, no one’s gonna catch it, either) and has […]
