“If you want to dance, go on and fucking dance!” How could Heather Lorusso resist such an entreaty from Warren Ellis and the Dirty Three?

Akashic offers up a new (and fictional) taste of history, but don’t go throwing out those old textbooks yet. A Fictional History of the United States With Huge Chunks Missing teaches Brittany Sturges that perhaps we should applaud our monotone high school teachers for not trying to amuse us.

Bush Uber Alles - posted by James Mann on July 31, 2006 07:37

Amazing - posted by James Mann on July 31, 2006 07:29

Bravo Ireland - posted by James Mann on July 31, 2006 07:12

Fast boats, Ferraris and 3-day stubble. Yes, Crockett and Tubbs are back – but the new Miami Vice draws surprisingly few comparisons to the iconic TV series. Our man in the Keys, Steve Stav , delivers a hard-boiled report on Michael Mann’s latest crime drama.

Ah, Friday… - posted by James Mann on July 28, 2006 06:56

What GWOT? - posted by James Mann on July 28, 2006 06:54

Bush seeks shield from war crimes charges - posted by James Mann on July 28, 2006 06:45

The Masterba_Tour_ is the Al Jourgensen show. Headlined by Ministry and also featuring Jourgensen’s longtime side project, Revolting Cocks, it’s an evening of industrial, experimental metal, and mayhem. Jen Cray finds herself front and center.

Sing it! - posted by James Mann on July 27, 2006 06:59

Security? Ha. - posted by James Mann on July 27, 2006 06:55

No. - posted by James Mann on July 27, 2006 06:52

Shaun Kama has set aside his aggressive punk rock side and picked up an acoustic guitar to allow his songwriting soul to be the focus of his new project with The Kings of the Wild Frontier. Jen Cray phones him up for a chat.

Perhaps the most tragic part about our wars du jour is their mind-numbing reiteration of the same old costly lessons. A new edition of Ron Kovic’s Born on the Fourth of July pulls Tom “Tearaway” Schulte down the Jacob’s ladder of war’s human impact . . . again.

From the “Well duh” dept.: - posted by James Mann on July 26, 2006 07:26

National security means never being accountable - posted by James Mann on July 26, 2006 07:15

Now searching… - posted by James Mann on July 26, 2006 07:07

Little Steven’s Underground Garage-A-Go-Go’s 4th of July event at Tampa’s Hard Rock Casino featured Buzzcocks, The Chesterfield Kings, The Gore Gore Girls, Fortune & Maltese , and The Unrequited Loves. It wasn’t a tour, it wasn’t a private event, it was free, and Jen Cray was there.

We’re #1! - posted by James Mann on July 25, 2006 07:45