Jazz

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DVD Drop-box . Kama Sutra, American Assassin, Smooth Jazz

by Chris   ⋅   October 8, 2007   ⋅   Comments [3]

So here starts a new column at Dreamlogic.net. Sometimes we get these phantom submissions from distributors looking for us to review their titles. And sometimes these titles seem a bit out of our normal realm of coverage, even with this being Dreamlogic. So, in order to give deserving titles a fair shake without devoting an [...]

MOVIE REVIEWS [In Brief] . Masked Rider: The First, Castle of Sand

by Chris   ⋅   September 16, 2007   ⋅   Comment [1]

So this past week and weekend have proved incredibly busy. I haven’t had enough time to write up a full review of anything, but in an effort at compensation, I present you with capsules for two Japanese films: the pulpy Masked Rider : The First (aka: Kamen Rider), and the 1970’s classic, Castle of Sand. [...]

MUSIC REVIEW . Sonny Rollins . Newk’s Time

by Kris   ⋅   October 21, 2005   ⋅   Comments [2]

I guess I was an unconventional jazz enthusiast because I inadvertently imbued it with certain rules, even though I felt jazz should remain carefree. I believed it was sacrilege to own any recording of it. Jazz should be listened to live or at least serendipitously, I protested. I guess it felt like [...]

FREE JAZZ in Palo Alto!!

by Kris   ⋅   July 20, 2005   ⋅   Comment now

I’ve always been smitten with the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. And I don’t even drive a 7 series bimmer. It is an outdoor mall, meaning that it is not only a welcome switch from the ubiquitous strip and box malls, but that it is dotted with gorgeous overflowing oversized container gardens [...]

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