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June 25, 2013June 25, 2013Music

Yes’s Close to the Edge Gets the Steven Wilson Remix Treatment

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The Steven Wilson HQ page on Facebook officially announced that the label responsible for the re-release and distribution of multiple King Crimson remixed classics would be reissuing a remixed version of Close to the Edge, the classic 1972 album from Yes. Close to the Edge followed up the huge success of that band’s 1971 gem,...

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June 21, 2013June 21, 2013Film

Blu-ray Review: Stoker

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The creepy thriller Stoker, now on Blu-ray, was the final film produced by the late Tony Scott. It’s also the first English-language production directed by acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. Aside from those two distinctions, the more likely hook for curious potential viewers is the cast, which includes Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, and Dermot...

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June 16, 2013June 16, 2013Television

Detective Work: Interview with Motive’s Brendan Penny

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There are some people who from childhood know what they want to be when they grow up, while others are what you might call “late bloomers” when it comes to deciding on a career path. Actor Brendan Penny freely admits to being one of the latter. “I didn’t really have any specific aspirations when I...

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June 9, 2013June 9, 2013Music

Music DVD Review: Destiny’s Child – The Video Anthology

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For whatever reason, Legacy decided to shortchange Destiny’s Child fans with an incomplete collection of music videos on the new DVD The Video Anthology. As it is, there are 15 videos included and eight missing in action. While I love Beyoncé’s voice, as well as the harmonies of the classic lineup that included Kelly Rowland...

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May 29, 2013May 29, 2013Film

Blu-ray Review: The Grifters

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Twenty-three years after its original theatrical release, Stephen Frears’ The Grifters still holds up as a chilling portrait of utterly unscrupulous characters engaged in the seedy underworld of con artists. Finally available on Blu-ray, the hard-boiled, neo-noir thriller is bolstered by the performances of John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening. The latter two were...

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May 24, 2013May 24, 2013Music

An Insightful Look at Audio Mastering with Steve Hoffman

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Rock and roll is a tireless universe. The whole of it is made of so many elements that to begin to catalog them would be an immense undertaking. There are all kinds of music that need to sound their best for an audience. That’s where great engineers separate from the many who call such an...

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May 21, 2013May 21, 2013Television

On the Right Path: Interview with Rogue’s Jarod Joseph

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It was just three years ago that actor Jarod Joseph made his professional debut in the big screen adventure Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. While his role might not have been an especially big one, the actual experience is one that he vividly remembers to this day. “I’d performed in acting class...

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May 11, 2013May 11, 2013Film

DVD Review: Koala Kid

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Here’s a rather curious computer-animated import from South Korea. Originally titled The Outback, the 2012 feature film has been rechristened Koala Kid and is now available on DVD in the U.S. exclusively at Walmart and Sam’s Club. Directed by Kyung Ho Lee (co-director of 2007’s Garfield Gets Real), it’s the story of an all-white koala...

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April 30, 2013April 30, 2013News

Comics: David Sandoval on The Tribulations of Abaddon

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One of the great things about crowdfunding generally, and sites like Kickstarter in particular, is that it creates a level playing field. While long-time fan favorites might appear to have an advantage over the first-time creator, that’s simply not necessarily the case. Everyone enters the system with essentially the same amount of space to state...