Monterey (California) band Direct Divide, makers of what they call “violin intensified rock”, are releasing next month their five-song EP Own Your Ocean. Members Razz (strings and vocals), Kevin Proctor (guitar, synth, and keyboards) and Valdemar Huguet (drums) have created an almost cinematic sounding set of tracks that will appeal to lovers of Muse and… Read More Music Review: Direct Divide – ‘Own Your Ocean’ EP
Home Alone is just one of those movies that most, if not all North Americans at least know of. I myself have watched it numerous times with my family–it has become, for a while, a tradition of sorts to watch it at some point during wintertime. I never thought about it as a particularly profound… Read More Sahar’s Blog Presents: Maeve’s Monthly Movie Review
Name: Leah Phillips Blog Reviewed: The Calico Cat Her favourite post: http://thecalicocatblog.com/2015/08/02/things-learned-freshman-year/ Following blogs is a lot of fun. While discovering a mature, well-known, popular blog is always great, there is something special about discovering a new blog as well. Following a new or nascent blog gives readers great insight into the blogger as he… Read More Blog Review: ‘The Calico Cat’ by Leah Phillips
About the author: From the author’s website: “I’m from Minneapolis. I had a really dramatic childhood involving foster care, prison visits and multiple moms that gave me lots of opportunity to interface with some of the darker aspects of human nature. People ask me how I survived and I think it comes down to 1)… Read More Book Review: ‘Multiple Listings’, by Tracy McMillan
It’s been an interesting road up to this post, my first review in my newly relaunched product review feature. I’m trying to see things differently—to look at products with a mindset defined by questions such as: is this product good for my personal development? Is it going to somehow contribute to the positive growth of… Read More Product Review: Bioré Baking Soda VoxBox (Part 1 of 2)
About the author: Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday and Lovers in Crime Mysteries and the Thorny Rose Mysteries. Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She also passes on what she has learned in her years of… Read More Book Review: ‘Cancelled Vows: A Mac Faraday Mystery’, by Lauren Carr
That a 17-year-old Oregonian singer/songwriter can be good at jazz-inflected adult contemporary with a soulful groove might come as a surprise to some. But this will only last until they hear Shannen Nicole’s album Captive, which brings to mind Norah Jones and Joss Stone quite a few times throughout. The shortest track in the set… Read More Music Review: Shannen Nicole – ‘Captive’
Name: Glaiza Villanueva-De Leon Blog Reviewed: Oh My Glai: Discoveries In & Out of Home Her favourite post: http://ohmyglai.com/2015/01/05/diy-do-interview-yourself/ When you find a bright ray of sunshine in a world that can often be dark and dreary, you tend to cling to it. Glaiza Villanueva-De Leon has brought such a ray of light into her… Read More Blog Review: ‘Oh My Glai’ by Glaiza Villanueva-De Leon
About the author Mary Anna Evans has degrees in physics and engineering, but her heart is in the past. Her series character, Faye Longchamp, lives the exciting life of an archaeologist, and Mary Anna envies her a little. Mary Anna’s Faye Longchamp archaeological mysteries have earned recognition that includes the Mississippi Library Association’s Mississippi Author… Read More Book Review: ‘Isolation: A Faye Longchamp Mystery’, by Mary Anna Evans
The last few months have seen me launch on this blog quite a few features, including the relaunch of a product review feature. It’s been a slow start, to say the least, but purposefully so; after all, this is not just a feature in which I review products the way typically seen on blogs. Rather,… Read More Product Review: Setting Up a Framework