Post-punk revivalists Franz Ferdinand just released their third installment “Tonight” with lofty aspirations of changing gears musically in an attempt to move away from the rock n’ roll stage towards the dance floor. The result is a fiercely entertaining accompaniment to their previous two albums,...

Music that’s worth your time needs to speak for itself. So before you read any further, give yourself a soundtrack by clicking the following link to Mark Farina’s myspace page, where you can listen to a few samples of the album I’m here to tell you about (click here). The Mushroom Jazz series is...

I love photography.  I’m not really sure I’m any good at it, but I love it all the same.  For years, I’ve always shot on film, never making that plunge into the digital world.  I did have a little pocket-sized digital camera, but it got very little use and I didn’t try and...

It’s no secret that companies and manufacturers of all kinds of products are constantly introducing newer, shinier, faster toys for guys to spend their entertainment dollars on. From high-tech golf clubs to next-generation gaming consoles, we are constantly bombarded by the ‘next big things.’...

It is pretty obvious that as of right now the economy isn’t what it used to be. These days, most people are watching what they spend on pretty much everything from food and gas to entertainment and clothing. I thought I would point your radar towards a very well-known worldwide brand called ZARA which...

Bloc Party’s latest musical expedition, “Intimacy”, was met with slight apprehension on my part. By building on the momentum of their first two albums, would lead singer/songwriter Kele Okereke and company be capable of delivering another opus? Or would the burden of success be more than the band...

Should some large-scale disaster occur in the near future, wiping out all life in North America, historians in other lands will someday be faced with the task of uncovering the details of life here in our time. What were we like…how did we spend our time…what trends were shaping culture…what dynamics...

Ladies, it’s almost time for Valentine’s Day.  Yes, it’s a Hallmark holiday, but we know, deep down, you love it.  We also know that it’s not always so easy to find a good gift for us guys.  I’ve decided to give you a little help.  I’m going to give you a few ideas...

I just had the opportunity to see director Tomas Alfredson’s award-winning Swedish film, Låt Den Rätte Komma In. If you have the privilege of finding it in a theater near you, go see this film. In a cinemascape filled with predictable, rehashed storylines, Let the Right One In is one of the most...