Gray’s “Draw the Line” Conveys Beauty & Reality

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There’s something in David Gray’s voice on Draw the Line, his 7th studio album, something unpolished and raw that gives the music a depth and feeling that’s not always been there. It’s not always easy to pinpoint exactly what he’s singing about, the lyrics are brilliant and puzzling all at the same time, but you [...]

On Healthcare Reform – Less Just Might Be More

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My compatriot Amanda and I were having breakfast this morning and somehow the topic of health care reform came up. I said was pretty apathetic about the whole thing, which she disapproved of and so we got the chance to discuss it. As a result, I now have a much more concrete concept of what [...]

Mauer, Obama & Tom Delay “Dancing with the Stars” – TWG 34

A big week for United Nations oratory – President Obama made his pitch to the General Assembly today. Incidentally, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Libya’s Muammar al-Gaddafi were also in town. A weird day in world diplomacy you might say. Goose notes that Obama’s address seemed oddly like a campaign stump speech – asking what is [...]

Carrie Prejean Has Heard the Voice of God

Now you may have heard that the Values Voter Summit was taking place over this weekend in Washington. We’ll have more on the straw poll & the old Arkansan – Massachusetts feud that was showcased once more in coming hours. But wanted to proffer you these moving pictures of Carrie Prejean’s speech to the assemblage…. [...]

GooseRadio Review: fun. – “Aim and Ignite”

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If buying albums was a drug habit, I’d be an addict. Hang with me here, you see, once I’ve listened to an album and a “high” has been achieved, I move on to another band/album/genre looking for a similar, nay, greater rush of emotion and enlightenment. Thus far, 2009 has had a pretty low occurrence of highs. So, it was a welcome and pleasant surprise to happen upon the debut from fun., Aim and Ignite. For the uninitiated, fun. is the new project from Nate Ruess, formerly of The Format, a painfully underrated emopop act that transformed itself into an eclectic pop band on their second, and final release, Dog Problems.