Blogcritics.org Archive: December 2006

Big sweaty men in tight pants get a next-gen update. The sweat looks great..

. not that I was looking.

Study acknowledges industry strides to keep inappropriate games out of minors' hands and gives holiday shopping suggestions to parents.

The election is over. Planners, consultants, spin-doctors and king-makers plan for 2008. It should be exciting.

One of their best debut albums of a rock band.
Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 01, 2006
"There's no telling where the melody comes from. It just kind of magically appears.

Songs really do have their own personalities."

Autodrone is still searching for the right genre, but their Panic EP is a good step towards that.
Neo prog rockers Spock's Beard covers a song by the band who inspired their sound.

..and, Yes, it's a good one.

Where did yesterday go?
There is something rotten in the state university and we think it might be the comedians.
Oregon is one of the best places to go for a laid back, unique vacation.
Nothin' but negativity in an enjoyable book that dares to naysay so-called "classic" albums from the Beatles to Dylan to Wilco, in breezily fun prose.
Some words on a timeless cartoon that remains relevant 40 years later.

Verbal brouhahas, name-calling, and more as the castaways toss another off the island.
Penguins and spies, or frat boys and religion?
The holiday season kicks into gear with Harry Potter and holiday movies.

Globe-spanning music that affects on the personal level.
Tales of World War II that don't make it into the classroom.
It's an expanded and re-mastered version of the original 1998 Mirrorball album, and was recorded in Portland.

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On the Doors 40th Anniversary, Jim Morrison is still hotter than ever.

He is also still sexy. And he is also still dead.

The controversial hockey commentator has outshone his brethren when it comes to predictions and thoughts about the game.

President Bush signed into law the AETA, giving federal authorities the power to prosecute animal rights activists that protest as terrorists.
The Cranberries' front woman is back, Gwen Stefani tours and id thieves charged in today's update.