http://www.polishingthebrass.com/ Polishing The Brass en Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:33:00 GMT Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:33:00 GMT info@polishingthebrass.com info@polishingthebrass.com http://www.polishingthebrass.com/has-rolling-stone-lost-its-edge/ Recently, I signed up for a subscription to the Rolling Stones publication and two out of the last three cover stories I could not care any less about. Even the... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/has-rolling-stone-lost-its-edge/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/has-rolling-stone-lost-its-edge/ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:33:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/quantum-of-solace/2/ As a child of the Pierce Brosnan's James Bond films, I was extremely apprehensive of Daniel Craig taking over the role. Surely Brosnan is not, I believe by anyone's standards... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/quantum-of-solace/2/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/quantum-of-solace/2/ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:31:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/w/ Oliver Stone is well known for his strange, off-color presidential biographies. The best way to prepare you for this debut of W. is likely to watch Nixon, which is probably... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/w/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/w/ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/ Robert Weide you may know from his directions of many episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Though not one of my favorite comedy shows, it's worth noting his experience in the... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:29:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/acid-tongue/ Among the feminine swath of 20 to 30-somethings trying to make a record deal, Jenny Lewis stands alone. Surely, your Sara Barielles has a distinctive voice apart from your Feist... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/acid-tongue/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/acid-tongue/ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:26:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/burn-after-reading/ From the previews I saw in either the theatre or on television, I was extremely excited to see this film. Visually and comically it grabbed me, and the cast list... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/burn-after-reading/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/burn-after-reading/ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:24:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/got-any-greatest-hits/ I run a second hand record store in a facless suburb in melting-pot Sydney, and every single day I am literally gobsmacked by the moronity on display from the vast... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/got-any-greatest-hits/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/got-any-greatest-hits/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:56:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/im-on-the-facebook-im-on-the-myspace-im-on-the-bebo/ Ahhh social networking sites. Is there anything else that has changed us as a species in such a short period of time? I'm on 3 of them, have been for... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/im-on-the-facebook-im-on-the-myspace-im-on-the-bebo/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/im-on-the-facebook-im-on-the-myspace-im-on-the-bebo/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:31:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/hit-of-megadepression/ I come from a long line of depressives. My mum showed me tendencies of the condition when I was young, and like any good sycophant I picked up the disease... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/hit-of-megadepression/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/hit-of-megadepression/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:25:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/let-the-chaos-in/ Hi, how are we today? Having fun surfing the net? Or is it 'serfing' the net? Are you enjoying yourself, wading brain-deep in the sea of information? How's about a... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/let-the-chaos-in/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/let-the-chaos-in/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:41:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/i-miss-having-a-muse/ During the lead up towards the end of my 20's, I have noticed that one thing has been lacking from my life for the last few years; having a muse... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/i-miss-having-a-muse/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/i-miss-having-a-muse/ Wed, 21 May 2008 05:12:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/freeing-ones-self-from-distractions/ How exactly does one free themselves from the almost limitless barrage of distractions our current society throws our way? Foul-mouthed celebrity chefs, the prime-time voyeurism that is Big Brother, negative... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/freeing-ones-self-from-distractions/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/freeing-ones-self-from-distractions/ Tue, 20 May 2008 01:12:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/fancy-dress-party-narcissim/ Ahh Fancy Dress parties. I have never been to a whole lot, and the ones I have been to, well they have been pretty relaxed about the whole thing. However... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/fancy-dress-party-narcissim/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/fancy-dress-party-narcissim/ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:24:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/what-the-fk-is-cewebrity/ Ok, new word for the day, and it is 'Cewebrity'. No, it's not a 4 year old's pronounciation of the word 'celebrity', but rather a meeting of the words 'web... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/what-the-fk-is-cewebrity/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/what-the-fk-is-cewebrity/ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:28:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/all-time-becomes-one/ The world is speeding up. It is hard to ignore this fact, but rather easy to not notice it. Information exchange is becoming faster and faster, with computer processing speed... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/all-time-becomes-one/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/all-time-becomes-one/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:38:00 GMT