Halfway to Soft Machine’s “Third”: Prog Review #40
There’s something unfair about this entire project of listening to an album with the purpose of generating content, a review that both forms a judgment of the artist and some pithy observations about music, culture in general, or myself.
“Over/Under”: Pixar Edition
Setting the record straight on the best and worst Pixar movies.
“You” is Gong Wringing Out New Sounds: Prog Review #38
… while I typically find all these sounds and subjects uninteresting or off-putting, there’s still lots for me to love here.
Feeling Euphoric with Caravan "In the Land of Grey and Pink": Prog Review #34
Freedom and silliness and musical bliss are what this album is all about.
Ruminating on Kansas's "Leftoverture": Prog Review #32
Familiar, satisfying, and brilliant: the lead track from Kansas's Leftoverture sets up high expectations for the rest of the album. Does the rest of the album deliver?
OK with U.K.'s "U.K.": Prog Review #30
With this incredible pedigree of musicians, U.K. should be something special…
A recipe for Van Der Graaf Generator's "Pawn Hearts": Prog Review #26
Van Der Graaf Generator's Pawn Hearts is a peculiar dish - at once overly familiar and an acquired taste. Full of familiar and tired prog ingredients thrown together in a stew, Pawn Hearts retains a distinct, if somewhat confused, character.
Podcast Review: Obscure with Michael Ian Black
Only faithful listeners to Obscure with Michael Ian Black can listen to a classic read aloud and hear it accompanied with uniquely thoughtful and entertaining commentary.
Assassin’s Creed: Good Movie, Great Video Game Movie (SPOILERS)
Adaptations of games have a lot to take into consideration besides plot. Great video games often have great narratives, but these are usually secondary to gameplay, and game logic often stretches credulity. To remain faithful to the source material, filmmakers must do more than simply adapt the story that is often just a small part of the gaming experience.
Thoughts on “Star Trek: The Original Series”
For a show that’s praised for its forward thinking, it dwells far too long and too often on essentializing male and female differences.