From AudioMonger.com - Staff writer Mark Manson has a review of Show Your Bones, the latest effort from indie rockers The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The review is short and sweet, just like the album. Enioy–after the drop.
March 2006
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News28 Mar 2006 11:17 am by john
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Review - D.Freemont Sapphire Power Reserve Diver
From WristWatchReview.com - It is rare to find a U.S. watchmaker who cares as much about his products as David McReady of D.Freemont watches. In a market full of cheap quartz and high profits, McCready is what is known in the business as a “nice guy” and a “shrewd businessman.”
The latest piece in his collection, the D.Freemont Sapphire Power Reserve Diver, caught my eye immediately. Strangely enough, it’s not a beefy diver nor does it look like it belongs on the dashboard of a semi. Instead, it is a staid, clever piece using a high-quality 2892 ETA movement and two excellent complications rouded out by a strong aesthetic that harkens from another, simpler era.
News24 Mar 2006 05:02 pm by john
From Audiomonger.com - Remember that name, because one day soon you’ll be able to tell your friends, “Oh I was listening to Kristin Diable before she was ever famous.” It’s going to happen. Seriously.
News21 Mar 2006 06:12 pm by john
From AudioMonger.com - I’ve got a treat for you all this afternoon, something new. A band you’ve probably never heard of. But one you’ll probably be hearing a lot about in the near future. Shoplifting is one of the newest acts to drop an album on the Kill Rock Stars label. Body Stories is a fusion of styles that makes the task of defining the release a virtually impossible task. To call it simply “rock” or “experimental” or “punk” would be to kill the energy that it exudes. To label it at all, I think, would be to miss the point entirely.
News21 Mar 2006 06:10 pm by john
Ben Harper - Both Sides of the Gun
From AudioMonger.com - When I was first asked to do a review of Ben Harper’s Both Sides of the Gun, I got all little kid giddy. I’ve been a huge Ben Harper fan for a long time. The CDs arrived, I got even more excited. I knew that the album had been split into one more acoustic-minded, softer album and one more exciting, electric and unrefined album. From the outset, this kind of put me off. One of my favorite things about listening to a Ben Harper album is the way he brings me from the top of the world, down to the bottom, and back again two-or-three times before that triumphant final track. But this time I was left disappointed.
News13 Mar 2006 10:57 am by john
Orsa just released a new model - a dark, massive diver in the Sea Angler range - and there are only 30 left of this limited-edition series. I’m going to say “hotness” and suggest you get over there right now.
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News07 Mar 2006 09:39 am by john
New, Fun Site for Cheap, Fun Wine
New blog by blog brothers Blogpire.
How many times have you shelled out ten bucks for a bottle of wine only to
have your hopes dashed when you poured the first glass? The staff at
www.CheapFunWines.com is here to help. They’re goal is to find the most
luscious bottles of affordable wine on the planet for under $20.Kim and the staff at CheapFunWines.com love wine. There is little in life
that’s more fun for them than pouring a new wine or revisiting an old
favorite.What they don’t love is wine snobbery. At www.CheapFunWines they’ll promise
to write about wine in plain English and make fun of people who don’t. That
said, they don’t profess to be a wine experts. They’re totally wine
beginners - each with a keen sense of smell, a decent palate, a passion to
learn, and a sense of humor.
News01 Mar 2006 07:35 pm by john
Slushpile Interview - John Grisham
For writers struggling to get an agent or a publisher, it’s almost too big of a dream to think of reaching the best-seller list. Now, think of being the top-selling author, in the world, for an entire decade. John Grisham reached that almost impossible pinnacle. He was the top-selling author of the 1990s, and including his work in this new century, he totals more than 100 million books sold.
His books continue to dominate the publishing landscape. When his most recent novel, The Broker, was published in January of 2005, it sold more than 80,000 copies in its first week of release. And that figure only includes sales at Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Waldenbooks.
Grisham has worn his success well over the years. He remains accessible, personable, and friendly. And he uses his powerful position to benefit a number of worthy causes. He endowed a visiting writer position at the University of Mississippi that attracts prestigious authors to Oxford each year. He also funded a number of fellowships so that talented students can study in the creative writing department at Ole Miss. He has built athletic fields in Mississippi and Virginia for local little leagues. And he was so affected by the devastation from Hurricane Katrina that he gave $5 million to the relief efforts.
We were honored that Grisham was willing to speak with us about the legends of his publication, his work habits, and his theories of writing suspense.
