December 2004 – Page 2

The Briggs
- Music Reviews
- December 28, 2004
Leaving the Ways (Side One Dummy Records). Review by Jen Cray.
God and the Machine
- Minority Report
- December 28, 2004
President Bush is arguably seen as the leader of America’s Christians, and that’s fine with Shelton Hull. But Bush also needs to use his faith to unite and not divide. And Shelton has a pretty gonzo-tastic idea on how to do this.
My mission in life redefined
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 28, 2004
My mission in life redefined – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 28, 2004 01:26
Strange things are afoot at the Golden Pines-Bonus!
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 27, 2004
Strange things are afoot at the Golden Pines-Bonus! – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 27, 2004 23:08
I Don’t Even Know What To Say About This One
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 27, 2004
I Don’t Even Know What To Say About This One – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 27, 2004 12:26
Let’s hear it for the Bush administration
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 27, 2004
Let’s hear it for the Bush administration – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 27, 2004 12:12
Denis Leary
- Music Reviews
- December 27, 2004
Merry F#%$in’ Christmas (Comedy Central). Review by Jason Plender.

Closer
- Screen Reviews
- December 27, 2004
Love and treachery abounds in conetemporary London. Rob Levy breaks down the breakdown.
And last but not least…
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 25, 2004
And last but not least… – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 25, 2004 16:41
And a Merry Christmas for…
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 25, 2004
And a Merry Christmas for… – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 25, 2004 14:32
Ink 19 Update
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 25, 2004
Ink 19 Update – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 25, 2004 11:40
Merry Christmas For…
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 25, 2004
Merry Christmas For… – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 25, 2004 11:20
Lego my Ego
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 24, 2004
Lego my Ego – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 24, 2004 15:23
Christmas comes but once a year
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 24, 2004
Christmas comes but once a year – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 24, 2004 13:04

Blurt
- Music Reviews
- December 24, 2004
The Fish Needs A Bike – The Best of Blurt Volume 1 (Salamander Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Billy Bacon and The Forbidden Pigs
- Music Reviews
- December 24, 2004
Still Smokin’ After 20 Years (Triple X Records, Swine Song). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Jens Lekman
- Music Reviews
- December 24, 2004
When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Who The Hell’s In It
- Print Reviews
- December 24, 2004
Friends, sex symbols, actresses…lend Peter Bogdanovich your ears for this discussion of movie stars he has known and loved. It’s a sometimes maddening, sometimes sensitive, sometimes candid trip through Wonderland with filmmaker Bogdanovich your own private mad hatter. Ben Varkentine says pass the butter.
Two Posts To Point
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 23, 2004
Two Posts To Point – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 23, 2004 13:43
20 Things To Look Forward To
- The Sound of the Crowd
- December 23, 2004
20 Things To Look Forward To – posted by Ben Varkentine on December 23, 2004 13:04

Mixtape 152 :: The Power of the One
- The Lacking Organization
- February 26, 2021
You can say that bedrock funk bassist Bootsy Collins is The One, and you would be right on so many levels.
Buster Shuffle
- Music Reviews
- February 26, 2021
Our Night Out (Burning Heart Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Joe Jack Talcum
- Staff Picks
- February 26, 2021
Joe Jack Talcum sings Railroad Bill and Other Songs. Review by Julius C. Lacking.
Born Ruffians
- Staff Picks
- February 26, 2021
SQUEEZE (Yep Roc). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
Blessed
- Music Reviews
- February 25, 2021
iii (Flemish Eye). Review by Scott Adams.
Le Choc Du Futur (The Shock of the Future)
- Screen Reviews
- February 24, 2021
A day in the life a French woman as she invents electronica and rescues France from boring rock and roll.
Bad Bad Meow
- Staff Picks
- February 24, 2021
Rick Rubin and Steve Albini Had Nothing To Do With This Record (Bad Bad Bad). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
Tim Bennett
- Music Reviews
- February 23, 2021
The Whistler’s Father Recordings. Review by Stacey Zering.
Cut Worms
- Staff Picks
- February 23, 2021
Nobody Lives Here Anymore (Jagjaguar). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
Electric Jesus
- Screen Reviews
- February 22, 2021
A young man joins a Christian Rock band and gets the girl, and maybe a small slice of fame.