Day: January 28, 2008

DVD Review: Pioneers of Television

In this age of 500 channel, cable, satellite and HD TV, it’s easy to forget that television itself is just over eighty years old. Originally invented by Philo Farnsworth in 1927, television took more than twenty years to become a staple in American homes. In 1945 there were fewer than 7,000 working television sets in the country and only nine stations on the air, three

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Music Review: Shelby Lynne – Just A Little Lovin’

Just A Little Lovin’ finds Lynne taking on songs from Dusty Springfield’s 1969 classic, Dusty in Memphis. Ranked number 89 on Rolling Stone Magazines list of the top 500 albums of all time in 2005, Dusty in Memphis is considered by many (including me), to be one of the greatest R&B records off all time. Needless to say, Lynne gave herself big shoes to fill.

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