Rather than recording new original material, Four Year Strong put together an album that pays tribute to their favorite rock songs from the 90's by bands like Everclear, Nirvana, and Sugar Ray. Check out their cover of Third Eye Blind's "Semi-Charmed Life" here.
4. Frost / Nixon
So I finally got around to seeing Ron Howard's Academy-award nominated film from 2008, Frost/Nixon. Initially I was expecting parts of the film to be slow or dry, but I was pleasantly surprised. The interviews themselves play out more like a head to head duel while the outstanding performances Frank Langella and Michael Sheen and documentary-style format keep you interested for the whole duration of the film.
3. "Peace of Mind" by Boston
This classic hit from Boston's 1976 debut album makes the list this week because I am finally attempting to learn it on the guitar. The combination of Tom Scholz's catchy guitar parts and Brad Delp's ridiculous vocal riffs makes "Peace of Mind" one of my all-time favorite rock songs.
2. Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson
Yesterday I watched the fantastic 2006 indie film, Half Nelson starring the extremely talented Ryan Gosling. The film is about an inner-city junior high school teacher (Gosling) who forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students (Shareeka Epps) after she discovers that he has a drug habit. Although Gosling did get an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for this film, I still believe that he is very underrated as an actor and rarely gets the credit he deserves. His performance is this film is probably the best of his career so far...but you should also check him out in Fracture and Lars and the Real Girl.
1. Mark Buehrle pitches a 'Perfect Game'
Yesterday, White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle pitched the first perfect game since 2004 and only the 18th of all time. Buehrle threw 116 pitches and had six strikeouts. He caught a break in the top of 9th inning when Sox outfielder DeWayne Wise made a tremendous catch to perserve the perfect game. The White Sox ended up winning the game 5-0 and they are now tied in first place with the Detriot Tigers.
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