Circa Zero’s “Circus Hero”: Is this what new Classic Rock sounds like?
April 7, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
I had Circa Zero’s debut album Circus Hero pinned as one of my most-anticipated music releases for 2014. As a lifelong fan of The Police, how could I not be excited by this band…
“The City War” by Sam Starbuck: Roman politics, intrigue and sexuality explored
April 6, 2014 | Posted in HISTORICAL, LGBT THEMES | By sockii
History, and historical fiction, typically portrays Marcus Junius Brutus as a devious, bloodthirsty traitor: power hungry and ready to kill, as he does by taking a leading role in the plot to kill Julius Caesar…
The Beatles Invade the New York Public Library
April 4, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Fans of John, Paul, George and Ringo who find themselves in New York City should make a date to visit the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to see “Ladies and Gentlemen…The Beatles!” This special exhibit, currently running through May 10, 2014, celebrates…
Andrew Smith’s “Grasshopper Jungle”: Where male adolescence meets an insect apocalypse
April 2, 2014 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, YOUNG ADULT | By sockii
When the best-developed and most sympathetic female character in a novel is the narrator’s mute Golden Retriever, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say a work has some serious issues with sexism…
