Jun 9th, 2008 · These days, all it takes to make great music is a laptop and a mic. That said, it doesn't hurt if you also have a voice that channels Ben Gibbard, not to mention a keen sense for layering electronic blips and synths with real instruments. Mike Boggs, aka We Were Pirates, recorded his debut five-song EP, The Wolf, on his trusty iBook using the program GarageBand and two microphones. The homespun product is soft, beautifully textured electronic pop perfectly tailored for headphones listening.
Keywords: products · music · electronics · nervous · songs · instrumentation · Laptops · microphone · Em · Mice · trusty · Boggs
Jul 30th, 2006 · Since it left London more than a week ago, Team Newyorkistan has survived breakdowns, run-ins with the police, and more breakdowns. The team, made up of drivers Audrey Roofeh, Paul Hanson and their trusty little Lada, is competing in the 8,000-car race from London to Mongolia's capital. Host Debbie Elliott reaches Team Newyorkistan on the road in Ukraine.
Keywords: competing · road · London · capital · survive · Debbie Elliott · Ukraine · adventure · Mongolia · Driver · trusty · breakdown
Oct 7th, 2005 · 'Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'
October 7, 2005 ·
Animation critic Charles Solomon reviews Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, the new claymation animated film from director Nick Park. The film reunites an eccentric English inventor and his trusty dog sidekick, first introduced in a series of critically acclaimed short films.
Keywords: director · critic · 2005 · animated · films · Animation · English · inventor · eccentric · Wallace · reunite · Charles Solomon
Aug 9th, 2004 · The week-long X Games competition ended Sunday with a flourish of extreme sports action and a huge television audience. Day to Day cracked reporter Brian Unger looks at America's original extreme sport: bull riding. He and his trusty sidekick, Day to Day producer Rob Sachs, heads to Anaheim, Calif., to get an up-close look at one of the main events of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) tour. This report originally aired March 1, 2004.
Keywords: Games · Competition · audience · Calif · sporting · America · television · extreme · 2004 · original · Anaheim · Brian Unger
