Ken Richardson

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Music: From The Sublime to the...Perfume?
Ken Richardson  |  May 09, 2006

I've said it once in these pages, and I'll say it again: SANTANA's self-titled third album, a.k.a. Santana III (gatefold below), is the best thing they've ever done. Columbia/Legacy has reissued the 1971 album once, and now they've done it again, making it a two-disc Legacy Edition.

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MUSIC: Last Minute Shopping!
Ken Richardson  |  Dec 07, 2005

Need more than the boxes and Christmas discs we gave you? Clip this list and get nutcrackin'!

BOXES:

Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition (Columbia, 1 CD, 2 DVDs), with new remastering plus 1975 gig and more.

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Music Reviews
MUSIC: Queens of All Ages
Ken Richardson  |  Feb 03, 2006

They'll breakfast at Tiffany's, they'll sing to you in Japanese - oh, wait. Jardin, jardin, jardin, jardin! That would be French. No matter - they're still only here to entertain you. And that's exactly what the young boys in The Darkness do on their second album, One Way Ticket to Hell ...

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Music: Top of the Pop in '06
Ken Richardson  |  Dec 03, 2006

Think nobody writes and plays like the Fab Four anymore? Take that thought and let it be, 'cuz there's plenty of great pop here, there, and ... you know. You should know that 2006 has had more than its share of great releases.

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Music: Work Du Fab Four
Ken Richardson  |  Dec 03, 2006

THE BEATLES: Love (Apple/Capitol). Mashups from the Cirque du Soleil show. Unavailable at press time, but billed as "first Beatles album in 5.1": CD+DVD-Audio!

JOHN: The U.S. vs. John Lennon (Capitol; 4-½ stars). Edgy songs from the doc. Also out: Give Peace a Song (Hip-O DVD), Sean Lennon's Friendly Fire (Capitol CD).

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
Ken Richardson  |  Jul 13, 2008
Disney
Movie ••• Picture ••• Sound ••• Extras ••••

I remember walking out of the first National Treasure

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Music Reviews
Nellie McKay: 21st Century Renaissance Woman
Ken Richardson  |  Feb 08, 2011

Photo by Rick Gonzalez

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New Products
New Product: Apple iPhone
Ken Richardson  |  Apr 03, 2007

($499 for 4 gigabytes, $599 for 8 GB; apple.com) With hip-hooray and ballyhoo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs previewed the much-anticipated iPhone at the Macworld convention. Combining a 3.5-inch widescreen iPod, a Wi-Fi-enabled "Internet communications device," and, oh yes, a cellphone, it also includes a 2-megapixel camera.

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New Products
New Product: Apple TV
Ken Richardson  |  Apr 03, 2007

($299) No, it's not called iTV, but that little white box down there does allow you to play all of your iTunes content from your PC or Mac wirelessly on your widescreen TV. The 40-GB hard drive can store up to 50 hours of video, 9,000 songs, or 25,000 photos, or a combination. Apple TV is capable of delivering high-definition images at 720p.

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New Products
New Product: ATO iSee 360i iPod Video Recorder
Ken Richardson  |  Apr 03, 2006

Oh, say, can you iSee? The first video recorder designed specifically for the iPod, ATO's iSee 360i allows you to record and store movies, TV shows, and photos directly from your DVR, TV, or PC. You can then watch the programs on the 3.6-inch LCD screen, which is 90% larger than that of the video iPod.

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