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Dockers is Giving Away $175,000 in “Man Grants” in Their “Wear the Pants” Project

The Dockers brand is challenging men to love what they do or get busy doing what they love by presenting one lucky winner with $100,000 (post tax!) in the “Wear the Pants™ Project” contest. The Dockers brand is also giving away an additional 43 “Man Grants” (total value: over $75,000 in services, tools, resources, or cash) each week through...

Six NFL Players Receive Franchise Tags Already, Including Michael Vick and Peyton Manning

Even though it may be a bogus gesture under the NEXT collective bargaining agreement, six teams have already placed the franchise tag on some of their big-name players. Three other teams have pretty much guaranteed that they will be applying their tags soon. The following player have received the "franchise tag" by their respective teams: Michael Vick - Philadelphia Eagles;...

Gillen & Turk: Backs to the Wall

In the tradition of Batdorf & Rodney, England Dan & John Ford Coley and Seals & Crofts these two fine songwriter/singers, Matt Turk and Fred Gillen Jr. bring their blend of Americana, folk rock and solid instrumentation to this CD episode they call Backs To The Wall. "Fall Down" has the jangling R.E.M. style that makes it highly commercial,...

Borderline Eleven: Read Between The Lines

It’s not an earthquake in Hooksett, New Hampshire, it’s the release of a nine-song CD by the area’s favorite sons, Borderline Eleven. Outside of some acoustics, as on the final track “2 A.M.”, the group offers a non-stop onslaught of heavy guitar battling spitfire vocals of Dan Charpentier (who also plays rhythm). The riffs are inventive and the four...

Book Review: Blank Slate (A Kyle Jackle Thriller)

Right from the opening page, Blank Slate grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go until you reach the final scene. In between, there is everything from drug cartels to human trafficking to the Russian mafia and the CIA, and in the middle of it all is a man with no memory who’s not quite sure which side...

Movie Review: The Eagle (of the 9th)

Director Kevin MacDonald's follows director Domenic Sena's Season Of The Witch by about a month, both films displaying sword fighting four years after Zack Snyder's 300 brought the blood fests into vogue. While Season Of The Witch is an intriguing paean to the Hammer Films / American International Pictures of the 1960s (especially Roger Corman's Edgar Allen Poe movies),...

Boston’s The Atlantics Release CD Single of Lonelyhearts/Tired Girl

The four-minute and 23 second classic included on the Rhino'/Atlantic D.I.Y. sampler was a barn-burner on Boston radio and a solid argument that had it been issued on a major label history would be different for the band that toured with Roxy Music and was a staple on the New England scene throughout the 70s and early 80s. A...

Annals Of My Glass House

"Those Beautiful Words" opens up this four CD collection of remasters housed in a boxed set, an exquisite presentation of dreamy songs, elegant production work all performed and presented with a huge touch of class. "Prodigal Soul" which follows the first track is just as exhilarating with James Blunt-styled soft rock that is both mesmerizing and quite satisfying. Where...

Philadelphia Rocker Leiana Pulls No Punches With New Release Lucky #3

Leiana is an up and coming punk/alternative rocker that has been generating a lot of buzz in the industry. Hailing from Philly, this girl is destine for rock stardom with her third album “Lucky #3”. This is a high energy album that pulls no punches and will definitely leave you wanting more [...]

Suds With Securb: Harpoon Leviathan Barleywine Is The Perfect Beer for Super Bowl Sunday

Harpoon Brewing in Boston churns out more new product than any brewer I can think of. This is in part fueled by their highly successful 100 Barrel Series, UFO and Leviathan product lines. Leviathan is the vehicle for Harpoon’s big beers – Baltic Porters, IIPAs and other gems. The latest release for the Leviathan is a Barleywine. Harpoon has twice...

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No, Seriously, Sexism in Video Games

In my last post, I made a point of ridiculing the notion that a lack of female protagonists means that developers are sexists. Essentially,...

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