| | AO Safety 99014 Blockade Noise Isolating Earbuds $39.95 Radically reduces external noise that interferes with your music. Ends dangerously loud music struggling to compete with mowers, chain saws, hammers and other loud sounds. Hearing Protector Type: Noise Isolating Earbuds, Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) (dB): 24, Pairs (qty.): 3, Case Included: Yes? |
| | The Insider $5.73 As revisionist history, Michael Mann?s intelligent docudrama The Insider is a simmering brew of altered facts and dramatic license. In a broader perspective, however, the film (cowritten with Forrest Gump Oscar-winner Eric Roth) is effectively accurate as an engrossing study of ethics in the corruptible industries of tobacco and broadcast journalism. On one side, there is Jeffrey Wigand (Russell C? |
| | Vinyl Cafe Odd Jobs $29.59 Like other releases in Stuart McLean?s Vinyl Cafe series, this presents some of his one-man storytelling performances of tales from his CBC Vinyl Cafe radio program, recorded at several Canadian concerts. You certainly can?t argue with the value here: two CDs with four stories each, running for about two-and-a-half hours in all. Each monologue is of the consistent standard listeners have come to expect from McLean, mixing humor and insight in its documentation of the tribulations of a Toronto family, without falling into pathos. Some of these are indeed primarily funny pieces, like the attempt to install a new wall plug for the toaster that ends on the verge of a house wrecking party; the mutinous cunning of ?Arthur the Dog?; and an embarrassed housewife hiding nude in the kitchen cupboard when unexpected visitors arrive. Others, however, venture into more serious territory, though they?re not delivered in an overly somber manner: a letter from the widow of a childhood baseball coach, a son?s music lessons setting off thoughts weighing respected academic study against the joy of doing art for the fun of it, and worries about whether elderly good neighbors are on the verge of deathly illness. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi |
| | Industry Box $21.58 In conjunction with the new EP, Morphius is releasing a special limited edition 4-CD Box set, dubbed The Industry Box, which includes The Industry EP plus the band?s previous three releases (Electric Sex, Decked Out, The Dirt That Makes You Drown) and a slew of previously unreleased bonus tracks and remixes. Among these is the Spank Rock remix of Something More (produced by XXXchange). |
| | Tremens Industry $24.78 Raoul Sinier?s follow-up to his already impressive Wxfdswxc2 (2007) is nothing short of a masterpiece ? and not so much as a record than as an art object. Of course the music is great: Sinier has perfected a style of electronic music that encompasses hip-hop and progressive rock: choppy beats, real (and skillful) instrumental playing, a slightly raw sound that?s more attitude than lack of craftsmanship ? a D.I.Y. approach, if you will. Musically, Tremens Industry?s only relative flaw is Sinier?s new interest in the song format. The handful of songs peppered through the 13-track playlist are unconvincing at best (?List of Things?), worth skipping over at worst (?The Hole?). On the other hand, you get a more than fair number of propelling (?Alternative Rush?), soulful (?Overthoughts?), and downright weird instrumentals (?Map for a Tactical Nonsense,? ?Tremens Industry?). Ironically, the most memorable melodies on the album are found in those instrumentals, not in the songs. However, the CD accounts only for a third of the actual item that is Tremens Industry. The digipack also includes a DVD packed with over 90 minutes of videos and documentaries, making it a complete representation of Sinier?s multifaceted art. The man is also a painter (you get sped-up films of him creating complete computer artworks) and instrument-maker (another film documents the birth of his odd electric guitar). Most of all, he is a marvelously twisted filmmaker, and the DVD contains a slew of videos: cartoons, 3D animations, real-life films with cartoons added in, all over his tunes ? from this and his previous albums. You?ll see all kinds of strange things: creatures living inside the walls, well-intentioned robots, and the strange love story between a man and a chicken breast. Tremens Industry packages all of Sinier?s previous videos, some in remastered form, and that playlist is just as important ? and interesting ? as the one on the CD, the two complementing each other. ~ Fran?ois Couture, Rovi Performers: Sylvie Fr?tet ? Vocals (Background) |
| | Arts and Entertainment $11.44 Used ? ?Arts and Entertainment? is a useful guide designed to help those interested in switching jobs. Featuring self-assessment questions, notes from the field, further resources, and more, this handy new book helps readers land a new job in the arts and entertainment industry. Careers profiled in this title include: actor; choreographer/fight director; critic; editor; fashion designer; graphic/fine artist; makeup artist/hair and wig stylist; musician/music supervisor; photographer; and, writer |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.