Bier Garden Girl of August
August 1, 2010 – 10:27 AM | Comments Off

Port Royal Export

You don’t have to travel to Honduras to have Port Royal Export! This pale lager is refreshing, especially after a bike ride by the water.

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Kava Kava – Forwards – Rating: A
July 7, 2009 – 12:01 PM | One Comment
Kava Kava – Forwards – Rating:  A

No, It’s Not a Coffee Substitute – Kava Kava, a new band from Yorkshire, UK, is a six-piece eclectic band that is taking the US by storm.

Terminator Salvation – Rating: B+
June 11, 2009 – 7:19 AM | No Comment
Terminator Salvation – Rating: B+

In the previous three Terminator films, the story and the action has focused around the conception of John Connor and his early years before the rise of the machines.

Angels and Demons- Rating: A-
May 25, 2009 – 1:38 PM | No Comment
Angels and Demons- Rating: A-

Physicist Vittoria Vetra, played by Ayelet Zuer (Munich, Vantage Point) and Father Silvano Bentivoglio (Carmen Argenziano—CSI Miami, House, Stargate SG1) finally achieve the creation of antimatter, one container of the precious and very volatile substance is stolen by terrorists.

X Files: I Want to Believe – Rating: C
May 19, 2009 – 9:35 AM | No Comment
X Files: I Want to Believe – Rating: C

The second X Files movie released in 2008 and on DVD in December was a disappointment. Fans like me waited for something special when the new film was announced.

Star Trek – Rating: B
May 18, 2009 – 9:40 AM | No Comment
Star Trek – Rating: B

The new Star Trek movie is the first major motion picture in the franchise to appear in seven years. There has been much talk about it—and both reviled and revered. Some fans hate the film because it is tampering with beloved characters; others think it’s high art.

Boxing Dreams, Sean Noonan’s Brewed by Noon
May 3, 2009 – 8:10 AM | No Comment
Boxing Dreams, Sean Noonan’s Brewed by Noon

It is surprising that a drummer would release an album of songs, especially when he doesn’t sing himself. However, what Sean Noonan has produced is a soundscape that includes vocals.

Traveler’s Rest, Outformation
April 28, 2009 – 8:36 AM | No Comment
Traveler’s Rest, Outformation

Outformation’s second full-length CD, Traveler’s Rest, that came out in 2007 is the latest studio effort by this high-energy five-piece jam/Southern rock band from Atlanta. Named the Best New Band by Honest Tune Magazine…

Conchita Campos – A bright new voice
April 5, 2009 – 10:21 AM | No Comment
Conchita Campos – A bright new voice

Filipino-American singer-songwriter, Conchita Campos is making her mark on the pop/folk scene.

Campos studied music at San Francisco State University, and turned to a career in radio on the West Coast.