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15 September 2012
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• • • RECORDINGS
Anais Mitchell
• Hadestown
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
Kevin Brown
• The Beloved Country
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Jim Byrnes
• I Hear the Wind in the Wires
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
• • • INTERVIEWS
Asphalt Orchestra
• street assault,
an interview with Jessica Schmitz
... by Tom Knapp.
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• • • FICTION
Heather Brewer
• Legacy of Tril
#1: Soulbound
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
David Pilling
• John Swale Chronicles #2:
The King Stag
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
Alexander Kent
• Richard Bolitho:
Sloop of War
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
Market Day
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
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• • • CINEMA
ParaNorman
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
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8 September 2012
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• • • RECORDINGS
Caroline Herring
• Camilla
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Reverend TJ McGlinchey
• Tell Me to Stay
... reviewed by Bryan Frantz.
Mary Bridget Davies
• Wanna Feel Somethin'
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
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• • • FICTION
Kate Bernheimer
• Horse, Flower, Bird
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
Ronald Kelly
• Midnight Grinding
& Other Twilight Tales
... reviewed by Scott Promish.
Jeanette Vaughan
• Flying Solo:
An Unconventional Aviatrix
Navigates Turbulence in Life
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
Pandemonium
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
• • • HISTORY/MUSIC HISTORY
Antonino D'Ambrosio
• A Heartbeat & a Guitar:
Johnny Cash & the
Making of "Bitter Tears"
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
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• • • CINEMA
Hugo
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
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1 September 2012
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• • • RECORDINGS
The Wild Rumpus
• 304
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Alabama Shakes
• Boys & Girls
... reviewed by Bryan Frantz.
Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press
• New Bluegrass & Old Heartaches
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Larry Stephenson
• What Really Matters
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
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• • • FICTION
Marguerite Butler
• Death by Scandal
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
Reginald Hill
• The Woodcutter
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
Alexander Kent
• In Gallant Company
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • HAUNTINGS
S.E. Schlosser
• Spooky Oregon
... reviewed by Lee Lukaszewicz.
• • • HISTORY
Kevin Begos, Daniel Deaver,
John Railey & Scott Sexton
• Against Their Will:
North Carolina's Sterilization Program
& the Campaign for Reparations
... reviewed by Barbara Bamberger Scott.
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• • • CINEMA
No movie this week. See you next time!
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25 August 2012
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• • • RECORDINGS
Kilmarnock Edition
• Pay It Forward
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
Coyote Grace
• Now Take Flight
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Melvin Taylor
• Beyond the Burning Guitar
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
• • • MUSIC INTERVIEW
Greg Page of
The Wiggles
• A little Wiggle room
... interviewed by Tom Knapp.
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• • • FICTION
Heidi Jon Schmidt
• The Harbormaster's Daughter
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.
David Pilling
• John Swale Chronicles #1:
Folville's Law
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
Peter Darrach
• Second Skin
... reviewed by Chris McCallister.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
1985
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • HISTORY
Paul Hill
• The Anglo-Saxons
at War 800-1066
... reviewed by Patrick Derksen.
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• • • CINEMA
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18 August 2012
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• • • RECORDINGS
Nuala Kennedy
• Noble Stranger
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
Albert Castiglia
• Living the Dream
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
The Nighthawks
• Damn Good Time
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Rachel Harrington
• Makin' Our House a Honkytonk
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
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• • • FICTION
Simon Brett
• Blotto, Twinks &
the Dead Dowager Duchess
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
Zinna Kingsley
• The Lord of Dream & Metal
... reviewed by Chris McCallister.
Neil Gaiman
• M is for Magic
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
Grimm Fairy Tales:
Vol. 2
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • REGIONAL FOLKLORE
Jeff Belanger
• Weird Massachusetts:
Your Travel Guide to Massachusetts'
Local Legends & Best Kept Secrets
... reviewed by Lee Lukaszewicz.
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• • • CINEMA
Horatio Hornblower:
Duty
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
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11 August 2012
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• • • RECORDINGS
Stars of St. Petersburg
• Russia's Most Beautiful Tunes
... reviewed by Patrick Derksen.
Yarn
• Almost Home
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Lisa Biales
• Just Like Honey
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
• • • INTERVIEW
David Gettes
• man of steel
... interviewed by Tom Knapp.
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• • • FICTION
Gideon Defoe
• The Pirates!
In an Adventure with the Romantics
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
James & Lance Morcan
• The Ninth Orphan
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.
Peter S. Beagle
• The Last Unicorn
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
T.H. White
• The Once & Future King
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
Suburban Glamour
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
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• • • CINEMA
Prometheus
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
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4 August 2012
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• • • RECORDINGS
Marion Walsh
• Home to Home
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
JP Harris & the Tough Choices
• I'll Keep Calling
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Gary Primich with Omar Dykes
• Just a Little Bit More
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
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• • • FICTION
Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris
• Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences:
The Janus Affair
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
Ross Rosenfeld
• The Stolen Kingdom
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
Mark H. Walker
• Everyone Dies in the End
... reviewed by Patrick Derksen.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
Devi #1:
Namaha
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • MUSIC/MEMOIR
Carole King
• A Natural Woman:
A Memoir
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.
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• • • CINEMA
The Dark Knight Rises
... reviewed by Mary Harvey
& Tom Knapp.
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28 July 2012
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• • • RECORDINGS
Claudia Schmidt
• Bend in the River:
Collected Songs
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
David Francey
• Late Edition
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
Audie Blaylock & Redline
• Hard Country
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
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• • • FICTION
Joseph Koenig
• False Negative
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
Michael Aye
• HMS SeaWolf
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
Hollows: Blood Work
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
Batman:
Dark Allegiances
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • POETRY
Mac Kenney
• My Pictures, My Words
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
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• • • CINEMA
Brave
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
Next week: The Dark Knight Rises
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21 July 2012
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• • • RECORDINGS
Omar & the Howlers
• I'm Gone
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Amy Francis
• Balladacious
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Janie Fricke
• Country Side of Bluegrass
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
The Brothers Comatose
• Respect the Van
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
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• • • FICTION
Joseph Nassise
• The Great Undead War, Book I:
By the Blood of Heroes
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
Kristin Cashore
• Bitterblue
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
Jim Butcher
• The Dresden Files #13:
Ghost Story
... reviewed by Becky Kyle.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
Anna Mercury
#1: The Cutter
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
Grimm Fairy Tales #1
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
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• • • CINEMA
Amazing Spider-Man
... reviewed by Tom Knapp
& Mary Harvey.
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14 July 2012
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• • • RECORDINGS
David Francey
• The First Set
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
Bill Evans
• In Good Company
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
• • • INTERVIEW
Misstallica's Gina Gleason
• Metallica, with lady bits
... interviewed by Tom Knapp.
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• • • FICTION
Rhiannon Held
• Silver
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
David Blixt
• Star-Cross'd #2:
Voice of the Falconer
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
Michael Norman
• Skeleton Picnic
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
Mr. Wonderful
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
• • • GHOST STORIES
Kathryn Vercillo
• Ghosts of Alcatraz
... reviewed by Lee Lukaszewicz.
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• • • CINEMA
Men in Black 3
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
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7 July 2012
| Hello again!
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• • • RECORDINGS
Altan
• Gleann Nimhe
(The Poison Glen)
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
D.L. Marble
• Not the One
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Hayes Carll
• Kmag Yoyo
(& Other American Stories)
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Twang Darkly
• The Sound of Secret Names
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.
• • • PERFORMANCE
Celtic Colours
International Festival
• My Old True Love:
The Songs that Bind
... reviewed by Kaitlin Hahn.
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• • • FICTION
Mira Grant
• When Will You Rise:
Stories to End the World
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
David Nevin
• 1812
... reviewed by C. Nathan Coyle.
Alexander Kent
• Bolitho:
Stand into Danger
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde:
The Happy Prince
... reviewed by C. Nathan Coyle.
• • • MEMOIRS
Bea Gold
• Tell Me a Story:
Stories from a Childhood in Old New York
... reviewed by Barbara Bamberger Scott.
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30 June 2012
| Hello again!
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• • • RECORDINGS
Tim Readman & Jennie Bice
• Out of the Green
... reviewed by C. Nathan Coyle.
Peggy Seeger
• Live
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
various artists
• Music City Roots:
Live from the Loveless Cafe
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Li'l Mo & the Monicats
• Whole Lotta Lovin'
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Barleywine Revue
• Barleywine Revue
... reviewed by Bryan Frantz.
• • • INTERVIEW
Dani Hoy
• rockin' the trop
... interviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • PERFORMANCE
Celtic Colours
International Festival
• Louisbourg Crossroads
... reviewed by Kaitlin Hahn.
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• • • FICTION
C.E. Murphy
• Baba Yaga's Daughter
& Other Tales of the Old Races
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
Jo Walton
• Among Others
... reviewed by Chris McCallister.
David Donachie
• Nelson & Emma #2:
Tested by Fate
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
We're still looking for a new
reviewer or two in this department.
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• • • CINEMA
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16 June 2012
| Gram: waving goodbye
... a reflection by Tom Knapp.
Please note that, long before the life changes that caused interruptions in recent weeks, we had a much-needed break planned for next week. Please accept this slightly longer-than-usual update to keep you busy for the next two, and we'll see you back here after that!
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• • • RECORDINGS
Music in the Glen
• A Highland Journey, Vol. 2
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
Ryan McGiver
• Troubled in Mind
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Ian Tyson
• Raven Singer
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Joe Pug
• The Great Despiser
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
Brand New Strings
• Stay Tuned
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Carrie Hassler
• The Distance
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
• • • PERFORMANCE
Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds
performing in Lancaster, PA,
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • INTERVIEW
Hope for Agoldensummer
• sex, babies & poverty
... interviewed by Jason Mundok.
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• • • FICTION
Ariel S. Winter
• The Twenty-Year Death
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
Ryan O'Brien
• The Land of Whoo
... reviewed by Chris McCallister.
Georgette Heyer
• The Grand Sophy
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
• • • GRAPHIC NOVELS
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regular reviewers in this department.
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• • • CINEMA
Snow White & the Huntsman
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
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9 June 2012
| Goodbye, and
rest easy.
| Those of you who know me or follow me on Facebook know I've been going through a difficult time as my grandmother's health declined in recent weeks. She died this past Monday, and the week since has been filled with a mixture of grief, funeral preparations and time with family. I have eulogized my grandmother as best I can in the following essay, which is all I have to offer our readers this week; our normal schedule of updates will resume June 16.
Gram: a life lived well
... by Tom Knapp,
Rambles.NET editor |
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2 June 2012
| Happy anniversary
to us!
| | It was 13 years ago, on May 30, that Rambles.NET made its first foray into online reviews. I'd had a bad experience with another online review site and decided to go off on my own. Here were are, seemingly a lifetime later, and Rambles is finally a teenager. What fun it's been! We've had quite a few folks from around the world writing for us over the years -- some of whom departed far too quickly, others who've been with us for solid years of reviewing. We've accumulated more than 14,000 reviews on this site, quite a respectable number. And we have no plans of stopping any time soon.
Do you ever visit the archives?? I don't. Every time a new update goes up, I begin to think about the next one, and I don't spend much time reading back over prior editions. But they're all there, dating back to May 30, 1999. Wow, we looked a lot different back then. We launched with a backlog of 200 reviews already in place; back then, with more ambition than sense, I posted new reviews to the site daily. Later, I shifted to the more sensible weekly schedule that we still maintain today. Most weeks, we have something new for you to peruse, and we try to keep the site fairly current, relevant and interesting.
We hope you like it.
Remember, if you make purchases at Amazon through our links, you'll help support the operation of this site. Also, if you'd like to join the team, drop us a line and we'll chat; we're always looking for good writers to share their opinions with the world. And hey, spread the word and let folks know we're here! Post a link on Facebook, tweet us, blog about us, whatever you like, but we enjoy knowing people are stopping by to read what we have to say.
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- Tom Knapp, Rambles.NET editor
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• • • RECORDINGS
Ian Hardie
• A Breath of Fresh Airs
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
Jim "Kimo" West
• Na Lani O Maui
(Maui Skies)
... reviewed by Jamie O'Brien.
Duke Robillard Band
• Low Down & Tore Up
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones
• Evening
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Marty Raybon
• Southern Roots & Branches
(Yesterday & Today)
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
• • • PERFORMANCE
The Forge
performing in Portland, Maine,
... reviewed by Michelle Doyle.
• • • INTERVIEW
Dave Lefever
• almost like a dream
... interviewed by Jason Mundok.
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• • • FICTION
Gene Wolfe
• Home Fires
... reviewed by Chris McCallister.
Karla Brady
• The Soul of the Band
... reviewed by Becky Kyle.
William Goldman
• The Silent Gondoliers
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
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26 May 2012
| ...
| My grandmother entered hospice care this week, and my spare time has largely been spent with her. I apologize for the inconvenience, but there is no update this week. I appreciate your patience during this difficult time.
Tom Knapp,
Rambles.NET editor |
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19 May 2012
| Please.
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• • • RECORDINGS
Rory Block
• I Belong to the Band
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
various artists
• Life Goes On
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
• • • PERFORMANCE
Melanie
performing in Vienna, Va.,
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
• • • INTERVIEW
Ben Rothermel
• personal raw emotion
... interviewed by Jason Mundok.
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• • • FICTION
Mary Anna Evans
• Plunder
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.
• • • GRAPHIC
I Shall Destroy All
The Civilized Planets!
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
• • • HAUNTINGS
Beth Cooper
• Ghosts of Kansas
... reviewed by Chris McCallister.
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• • • CINEMA
The Avengers
... reviewed by Tom Knapp
& Mary Harvey.
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12 May 2012
| Aaarrgh.
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• • • RECORDINGS
The Lacemakers
• The Lacemakers
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
Lonesome River Band
• Chronology, Vol. I
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Special Consensus
• Scratch Gravel Road
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
The Carrivick Sisters
• From the Fields
... reviewed by Andrew Morris.
• • • INTERVIEW
Kilmaine Saints
• punky Irish madness
... interviewed by Jason Mundok.
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• • • FICTION
Georgette Heyer
• Devil's Cub
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
• • • GRAPHIC
Preacher #9:
Alamo
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • HAUNTINGS
Major Thad Krasnesky
• Fright to the Point:
Ghosts of West Point
... reviewed by Lee Lukaszewicz.
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• • • CINEMA
The Artist
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
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28 April 2012
| That bullet's swinging around again.
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• • • RECORDINGS
Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
• Little Blue Egg
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Drew Nelson
• Tilt-A-Whirl
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Mud Morganfield
• Son of the Seventh Son
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Janie Fricke
• Country Side of Bluegrass
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
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• • • FICTION
Donald E. Westlake
• The Comedy is Finished
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
Joan Smith
• Escapade
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
• • • GRAPHIC
Modesty Blaise:
Live Bait
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
• • • SPIRITUALITY
Robert Schwartz
• Your Soul's Plan:
Discovering the Real Meaning of the
Life You Planned Before You Were Born
... reviewed by Lee Lukaszewicz.
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• • • CINEMA
The Hunger Games
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
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21 April 2012
| Well, that's another bullet dodged.
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• • • RECORDINGS
Sarah McQuaid
• The Plum Tree & the Rose
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
Liz Zelvin
• Outrageous Older Woman
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.
Adam James Sorensen
• Midwest
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
James Bryan & Carl Jones
• Cricket's Lullaby
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Freeman & Williams
• Freeman & Williams
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
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• • • FICTION
Lance & James Morcan
• Fiji
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.
Mickey Spillane
& Max Allan Collins
• Lady, Go Die
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
Georgette Heyer
• Behold, Here's Poison
... reviewed by Whitney Mallenby.
• • • GRAPHIC
Preacher #8:
All Hell's a-Coming
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • HAUNTINGS
James Caskey
• Haunted Savannah:
The Official Guidebook to
Savannah Haunted History Tour
... reviewed by Lee Lukaszewicz.
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14 April 2012
| A grand & classy lady turns 94 today. Happy birthday, Gram!
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• • • RECORDINGS
Rose Laughlin
• House of Memory
... reviewed by Paul de Bruijn.
Contino
• Back Porch Dogma
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
Bill Emerson & Sweet Dixie
• The Touch of Time
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
• • • INTERVIEW
Peter Mayer
• mysteries of the world
... interviewed by Jason Mundok.
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• • • FICTION
Daniel Stashower
• The Harry Houdini Mysteries:
The Dime Museum Murders
& The Floating Lady Murder
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
• • • GRAPHIC
Blackbeard,
Legend of the Pyrate King
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
God Save the Queen
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • HAUNTINGS
S.E. Schlosser
• Spooky Maryland
... reviewed by Lee Lukaszewicz.
• • • MUSIC BIOGRAPHY
Timme Rosenkrantz
• Harlem Jazz Adventures
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
• • • GENDER ISSUES
Janice Lynne Lundy
• Your Truest Self:
Embracing the Woman
You Are Meant to Be
... reviewed by Lee Lukaszewicz.
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7 April 2012
| Greetings & salutations!
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• • • RECORDINGS
Sheila MacDonald
• Half Light
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.
Eric Bibb
• Deeper in the Well
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Guy Davis
• The Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed with the Blues
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
The McClymonts
• Wrapped Up Good
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
• • • PERFORMANCE
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
performing in Alexandria, VA,
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
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• • • FICTION
Keith Hartman
• Murder Beneath the Buried Sky
... reviewed by Wil Owen.
Julian Stockwin
• Kydd #8:
The Admiral's Daughter
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • GRAPHIC
Preacher:
#7: Salvation
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • PSYCHOLOGY
Gregory L. Jantz
• The Stranger in Your House
... reviewed by Chris McCallister.
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• • • CINEMA
The Tree of Life
... reviewed by Molly Ebert.
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31 March 2012
| Have you met Ted?
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• • • RECORDINGS
Frank Critelli
• Waltzing Through Quicksand
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
Omar & the Howlers
• Essential Collection
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Steep Canyon Rangers
• Nobody Knows You
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Mike Longo Trio +2
• To My Surprise
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
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• • • FICTION
Glen Duncan
• The Last Werewolf
... reviewed by Wil Owen.
Alice Sebold
• The Lovely Bones
... reviewed by Lee Lukaszewicz.
• • • GRAPHIC
Warlord of Mars:
Dejah Thoris #2:
Pirate Queen of Mars
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
Essential Fantastic Four,
Vol. 2
... reviewed by Mark Allen.
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• • • CINEMA
Beginners
... reviewed by Molly Ebert.
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24 March 2012
| Was it just me, or did March zip by too fast?
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• • • RECORDINGS
Marc Berger
• Ride
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Randy Thompson
• Collected
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Mark Wayne Glasmire
• MWG
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
• • • PERFORMANCE
Eddi Reader
performing in Wexford, Ireland,
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
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• • • FICTION
Russell Proctor
• Days of Iron
... reviewed by Wil Owen.
C.G. Bauer
• Scars on the Face of God
... reviewed by Chris McCallister.
Diana Gabaldon
• Outlander #2:
Dragonfly in Amber
... reviewed by Lee Lukaszewicz.
• • • GRAPHIC
Jennifer Blood:
A Woman's Work
is Never Done
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
Preacher #6:
War in the Sun
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
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• • • CINEMA
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
... reviewed by Mary Harvey.
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10 March 2012
| Support an Irish musician today!
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• • • RECORDINGS
Mad Buffalo
• Red & Blue
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
Blackheart
• Indigo
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
Candye Kane
• Sister Vagabond
... reviewed by Michael Scott Cain.
• • • INTERVIEW
Darry Miller & The Veil
• personal transformation
... interviewed by Jason Mundok.
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• • • FICTION
David Donachie
• Nelson & Emma #1:
On a Making Tide
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
• • • GRAPHIC
Turok, Son of Stone
#1: Aztlan
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
Kato #2:
Living in America
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
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• • • CINEMA
Today in the Rambles.NET cineplex, we offer a trio of second opinions.
Drive
... reviewed by Molly Ebert.
Hard Candy
... reviewed by Dave Sturm.
Let the Right One In
... reviewed by Dave Sturm.
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3 March 2012
| Welcome to St. Patrick's Month!
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• • • RECORDINGS
Whisky Trail
• Chaosmos
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
Otis Taylor
• Contraband
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.
• • • PERFORMANCE
John McCutcheon
performing in Carrboro, N.C.,
... reviewed by Erin Kalbarczyk.
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• • • FICTION
Brian Herbert & Kevin Anderson
• Sisterhood of Dune
... reviewed by Chris McCallister.
• • • GRAPHIC
Batgirl #3:
The Lesson
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.
Essential Fantastic Four,
Vol. 1
... reviewed by Mark Allen.
• • • GHOSTS
Charles Cassady
• Paranormal Mississippi River
... reviewed by Becky Kyle.
• • • IRISH HISTORY
Tony Farmar
• Privileged Lives
... reviewed by Nicky Rossiter.
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• • • CINEMA
Colombiana
... reviewed by Molly Ebert.
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