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Ends Jul 5, 2009
Intricate and expansive in their melodic construction, Solomon fills his songs with an appealing blend of piano, acoustic guitar and husky vocals. Enter our contest for a chance to win Something More.
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DVD Review: Reba - Season Six
Jul 2, 2009 - By R.J. Carter
The final season of the country star's sitcom hits DVD with more of a whimper, less of a bang.
DVD Review: Push
Jul 1, 2009 - By R.J. Carter
There was definitely some promise here, but, ultimately, "Push" just doesn't pull you in.
DVD Review: The Monster Squad - The Complete Series
Jun 29, 2009 - By R.J. Carter
Before we learned that "wolfman has nards," and way before we spent a "Night at the Museum," there was the original Monster Squad, fighting crime on Saturday mornings.
DVD Review: Burn Notice: Season Two [Blu-ray]
Jun 29, 2009 - By Robert Bell
Burn Notice is visibly a USA Network series, with an unintentionally ironic Canadian television aesthetic that relies on sarcastic zingers, tight dresses and the occasional explosion to appease a mostly blue-collar demographic.
DVD Review: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li
Jun 29, 2009 - By Robert Bell
Well, the film is a piece of crap, but at least Chun Li randomly starts up a bitch fight in a public washroom through the art of hip-hop dancing.
DVD Review: Entourage: The Complete Fifth Season
Jun 28, 2009 - By Alex Keen
Vinny Chase hits rock bottom after the failure of "Medellin". Can he make a comeback? Can "Entourage" follow in his footsteps?
Music Review: Leah Renee, "Sampler" EP
Jun 24, 2009 - By Paul Schultz
This sampler of her in-progress debut album is an encouraging preview of things to come as Leah soulfully nails each song, varying register and volume with enough aplomb to carry the tunes with little manipulation.
DVD Review: Phoebe in Wonderland
Jun 24, 2009 - By R.J. Carter
Daniel Barnz writes and directs this darkly beautiful and moving piece about a disorder that most people believe they understand only because they may be familiar with the more outrageous and overt symptoms.
DVD Review: Reaper - Season Two
Jun 24, 2009 - By R.J. Carter
Don't fear the Reaper: embrace it, and come to appreciate the modernized divine comedy.
Music Review: Brad Cotter, "Right on Time"
Jun 23, 2009 - By R.J. Carter
Strong on replayability, and filled to the edges of the disc with powerful tunes that lodge themselves in your head long after you've stopped listening, Cotter demonstrates why he's still a Nashville Star.
Interview: Brad Cotter: After a Few Years, the Patient Man is Back, Right on Time
Jun 23, 2009 - By R.J. Carter
Brad Cotter's new release, "Right on Time," is making the rounds with country music fans. We snagged a few minutes of Brad's time to chat about the album, Nashville Star experiences, and some intriguing "behind-the-Brad" tidbits of information.
DVD Review: Lost: The Complete Second Season [Blu-ray]
Jun 22, 2009 - By Robert Bell
Logically progressing from a guileless examination of disparate parties brought together by happenstance, proximity and coincidence to band together from the unknown, to a challenging catechism of what to do when confronted with inimical elements and the abyss of the unknown, season two of Lost is probably the most intriguing and intelligent of the series, despite initial viewer response.
DVD Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic
Jun 22, 2009 - By R.J. Carter
Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy pair up in this cute-but-predictable romcom based off the Sophie Kinsella novel.
DVD Review: Inkheart
Jun 21, 2009 - By R.J. Carter
Can a book about a book translate into a film about a book about a book? Not easily, but certainly not for lack of trying.
AP - The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service.
AP - Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets are being offered to the public.
E! Online - Is it just us, or have all of the So You Think You Can Dance eliminations this season been perfectly righteous and reasonable? We haven't yet had to face the elimination of a really wonderful dancer (Melissa Sandvig) or a totally endearing personality (Evan Kasprzak). All in all, this season has been pretty copacetic, and tonight brought no change to that standard...
E! Online - Exactly one week after Michael Jackson's death, brother Jermaine Jackson became the first member of the still-mourning musical family to sit down for an in-depth interview about the late icon, speaking to the Today show this morning from the grounds of Neverland Ranch.
E! Online - Not that it would have been all that difficult to best last year's reality-host tag team, but the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is by all accounts thisclose to making it up to viewers by booking the fan-loved and critic-proof Neil Patrick Harris as emcee of this year's Emmys.
