What's In The Stores: Movies, Music, and my ramblings about them.noreply@blogger.com (Logan)Thu, 24 Oct 2024 02:45:40 -0400Blogger http://www.blogger.com92125http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/en-ushttp://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/duchovny-wins-nobody-watches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:31:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-729844081699303027Leave it to good old double D to take home two Golden Globes for his new series Californication (Best Televsion Series Comedy or Musical & Best Actor Television Series - Comedy or Musical) while nobody was looking.  In fact, Showtime series swept all the top TV categories.  Hmm, where was HBO when the broadcast got whacked?Barring delays related to the writers strike, Californication is 2http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/zeitgeit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:58:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-2434156653029749699Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin return as The Smashing Pumpkins with new members Jeff Schroeder (guitar) and Ginger Reyes (bass) in tow for their 7th album (released on 7-7-2007, officially on Tuesday 7-10-2007). This is the first SP record since the original lineup (including James Iha and D'Arcy Wretsky) parted ways earlier in the decade. Their last album was Machina II, leaked to the fans 0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-coachella-schedule.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:55:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-679521292047271703http://coachella.com/scheduler/scheduler.php?show_token=4d2a86e58c19e0056c21d7785ee00a630http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/securing-os-x-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:52:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-636425943172819024 Securing OS X 10.4: Tips from Apple and the NSA by ZDNet's Larry Dignan -- Apple and the National Security Administration (NSA) have published a security guide for Mac OS 10.4 with key highlights on network administration, securing Safari and the importance of physical security. As Jason O'Grady points out, the guide is helpful to anyone that works with a number of Macs. And the 171-page guide 0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/2006-my-year-in-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:14:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-116762500850482254So as I watch Wolfmother kick off Mojo's London Live New Year's Eve countdown (in glorious HD), I am inspired to recount some of my musical experiences from this past year. I wasn't organized enough to compile a proper Top 10 list, so I'll just run through what comes to mind as those must have left the deepest impression, right? So here we go...It's hard to remember anything before my third 0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/saints-clinch-1st-round-bye.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:19:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-116714996164754980The New Orleans Saints, already winners of the NFC South Division, clinched the NFC's second first round bye when the Dallas Cowboys were defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles. The Saints will host the Carolina Panthers in Week 16 and try to avenge their sole divisional loss.The Saints are currently the No. 1 Offense in the NFL, averaging 397.8 yard per game.1http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/evil-beaver.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:31:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-116692746744838338The best Super Bowl commercial ever!0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/black-hole-seen-gobbling-up-star.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:52:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-116544192941204604NASA telescope sees black hole gulping remote star - Yahoo! NewsTurns out it was just Paris Hilton's va-jay-jay. Thank you, I'll be here all week!1http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/fafarazzi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:55:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115844463034961705I did it for the FaFaRAZZI points!I have reached a new low. In my ongoing search for ways to kill time, I have now entered the vapid world of fantasy celebrity gossip. Yes, instead of getting points for touchdowns, you get points for "nips slips" & other celeb antics. I regret the inclusion of Steve Irwin on my team. Even though he earned the rare and coveted "10 of out 10" on the FaFaRAZZI 0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/m-rev-gets-essential.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:23:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115844183981470897The Essential Mercury Rev - Stillness Breathes: 1991-2006Capitalizing on their success in the UK and abroad, this compilation will be available on import starting October 2nd. There will be a limited edition that comes with a bonus disc of b-sides and rarities for fans who already know how important the Rev is. While I will jump at the chance to pick up any new material from these guys, this 0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/lemonheads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:29:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115835936973716936YESSSSSSSSSS!!!I have been waiting a decade for this! Evan Dando has resurrected The Lemonheads moniker for the release of his 8th album under that name. This is the first Lemonheads record since 1996's somewhat disappointing Car Button Cloth. In 2003, Evan put out a solo album called Baby I'm Bored.This incarnation of the Lemonheads will feature members of the seminal melodic punk band The 0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/dueling-guitars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Sun, 3 Sep 2006 23:18:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115734001477393309Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore perform at Montreal's OSHEAGA Music & Arts Festival, September 2, 2006.0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/osheaga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Sun, 3 Sep 2006 14:33:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115732227061562922Sonic Youth at Inaugural Osheaga Music FestEternal teenagers Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley -- along with former Pavement bassist Mark Ibold -- helped kick off the first ever Osheaga Music & Arts Festival at Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal, Canada.The two-day festival, named for an Indian word meaning "people of the shaking hands" (which European settlers mistook to mean 0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/rap-cat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:08:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115694692375612885My brother-in-law told me about this. Yo, that is one dope feline!0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/world-cup-final-set.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Thu, 6 Jul 2006 11:16:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115219897734442227GER loses to ITA; FRA tops PORAfter two exciting Semi-final matches, the World Cup Final is set: Italy vs. France. The championship match will be played in Berlin, in the stadium pictured above. Both teams had their share of turmoil getting to this point, successfully elevating their game when it counted.Italy Prevails Amdist ControversySeveral Italian players are embroiled in a match-fixing 0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/lost-chapelle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Wed, 5 Jul 2006 09:31:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115210631088464009Chapelle Show Returns Minus Chapelle Comedy Central will begin airing four "Lost Episodes" of the Chapelle Show starting this Sunday, July 9th. Dave Chapelle, however, will not be hosting the episodes. Apparently he does not approve of the airing of these unfinished works from the infamously aborted Season 3 of his former show. Instead Charlie Murphy and Donnell Rawlings, who have appeared in 0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/soda-fountain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Sat, 1 Jul 2006 21:50:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115180506100602300These guys were on Letterman the other night. If combining Diet Coke and Mentos can do this, imagine what consuming this stuff can do to your body!0http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/06/chessboxing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:07:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115170524813174502Brains Meets BrawnInspired by the comic book by Dutch artists Iepe Rubingh (aka "the Joker"), this new sport is making a splash in Cologne, Germany. Competitors face each other in 11 alternating rounds, 6 chess, 5 boxing. The match starts with a four minute round of chess, then the gloves go on for a two minute round of boxing, and so on.You can win by way of old fashioned KO, checkmate, 2http://thewitsblog.blogspot.com/2006/06/germany-advances.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Logan)Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:29:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10772378.post-115170295376951913Germany beats Argentina 4-2 PSO2006 World Cup hosts, Germany, beat a tough Argentinian team to advance to the semi-finals. Argentina were among the favorites to win it all, but thanks to a game- tying goal by Germany's Miroslav Klose in the 89th minute, Germany held on and prevailed in the deciding penalty shoot-out.Klose is a leading candidate for the Golden Shoe, which is awarded to the 0