The 80s: the best of times, the worst of timesSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:13PMTop Gun, the Smiths, The A-Team … popular culture reached its height in the 1980s – didn't it? Toby Litt on a decade he hated at the time, but is reluctantly starting to admire There's a fantastically annoying ad on Spotify at the moment for yet another Hits of the 80s compilation CD. Voiceover man hails "the decade that just won't die" – which is true, even though, along with a large number of ...
Cassette tapes are back in the mixSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:47PMThe format's low cost and no-sweat portability have made it attractive beyond the nostalgia set. When the vinyl LP began its modest but highly publicized commercial comeback a few years ago, the format felt easy to love again. With sprawling artwork, pristine sound quality and the adoring ritual of flipping album sides, its return united young bohemia and their boomer parents alike.
TV Pilot Production ListingsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:31PMThe following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices.
Ahwatukee Life: Inventor wary of freeway plansSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:59AMSongwriter, inventor thinks Ahwatukee's biggest threat is the planned South Mountain Freeway.
Dave Mason brings rock and roll pedigree to Musikfest's Candlelight SeriesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:45PMTraffic founder's show was one of 2010 fest's first sellouts If ever a recording artist deserved a decade-spanning, multi-label boxed set, it's Dave Mason.
Looking to the sky for a Galileo momentFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:00AMThe late Victor Pollock at McDonald Park with an 11-inch Celestron Cassegraine telescope.
Word of the Day: God’s Provision: Faithful GivingFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:06AM“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.” Proverbs 3:9 (NLT) *God promises to meet all your financial needs, if you (1) ask him for help; (2) learn to be content; and (3) practice giving in faith – There is a universal law called the principle of sowing [...]
The life and times of Lenny Price -- Reed all about itThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:12PMELLENSBURG -- When saxophone virtuoso Lenny Price and his band take the stage tonight to help kick off Ellensburg's Jazz in the Valley, he has more to celebrate than his fourth appearance at this premier music event.
Vapor RapWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:44PMWhen Blizzard Entertainment announced its new game Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty would be released July 27, players were left wondering what ever happened to Starcraft: Ghost , originally announced for a 2002 debut but so far unreleased.