Sunday, January 25, 2009

Battlestar Galactica Recap: A Disquiet Follows My Soul

On Screen Junkies - Battlestar Galactica Recap: A Disquiet Follows My Soul

If last week's episode was all about giving up, then this is about starting over. Which makes sense, as this episode was really all about setting up the endgame of the entire series.

Friday, January 23, 2009

20 Musical Moments to Die For

On Medialoper: 20 Musical Moments to Die For

This month, on Musical Moments to Die For: secrets, influences, and secret influences, all book-ended by the two best bands to ever come from Athens, GA.

We’ve also got the front-runners for greatest guitar and organ solos ever; Neil Young’s most despairing moment; and not one, not two, but three variations of the beat solidified by the late, great Ellas McDaniel.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Battlestar Galactica Recap: 'Sometimes A Great Notion'

On Screen Junkies: Battlestar Galactica Recap - 'Sometimes A Great Notion'

What happens when the dream you've based your entire life upon turns out to be a cruel, cruel lie? Sometimes you give up. You jump into the river, let it take you where it will.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Battlestar Galactica Recap - Face of the Enemy Webisodes

On Screen Junkies: Battlestar Galactica Recap - Face of the Enemy Webisodes

Hey Sci-Fi? Instead of Webisodes, howz about releasing the DVD of Season 4.0 earlier, so that we can get caught up in a reasonable fashion?

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Indie 103.1 Goes Off The Air

On Medialoper: Indie 103.1 Goes Off The Air

This seems sad, but inevitable: after all, music radio has been killing itself for decades now, and the much of the audience for a musically adventurous radio station has no doubt many many other sources for music: the internet, their own collections, and satellite.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Battlestar Plot Refresher

On Screen Junkies: Battlestar Plot Refresher


Welcome to Earth. Please ignore the radiation. Please ignore the fact that you are standing amongst the ruins of a great civilization. Please ignore the fact that getting to Earth was your goal since the fleet was cobbled together in the wake of the Cylon sneak attack. Please ignore the fact that Earth was a made-up lie by one William Adama just to give you some kind of hope until, suddenly, it wasn't a lie any more. Welcome to Earth, the legendary Thirteenth Colony. How was your journey?

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Apple Gets Smart With The DRM and The Pricing

On Medialoper: Apple Gets Smart With The DRM and The Pricing

It’s good news for consumers because — from the consumer standpoint — DRM sucks fully, totally and utterly. No matter how it was spun as one of those “for your protection” things, or as “protection for the artist,” it’s been proven time and time again to be a big pain in the ass for consumers.