tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347795072024-02-18T20:41:24.787-05:00Point-By-Point (Charlie Doherty's Music News, Reviews and Boston Sports Site)Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-16451939170684449782014-11-06T18:11:00.000-05:002014-11-06T18:14:52.370-05:00New Torche Album 'Restarter' Set for Release in February 2015Florida’s preeminent pop metal band Torche have announced the title of their upcoming new album, Restarter, and its release date, February 24, 2015. This will be their first release for heavy metal label Relapse Records and fourth album overall. It will follow up their excellent 2012 full-length Harmonicraft.
Torche completed the recording of Restarter this past spring and it will contain 10 Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-19308505286658643992013-04-14T01:35:00.000-05:002014-02-21T12:23:38.718-05:00Shane Victorino Helps Red Sox Win First Extra Inning Game of 2013On a nationally televised game on FOX Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park, the American East-leading Boston Red Sox (6-4) won a low-scoring nail-biter against the Tampa Bay Rays (4-6), by a score of 2-1 in 10 innings.
Sox ace Jon Lester went seven strong innings, allowing only 1 earned run while striking out 5, walking 1 and surrendering just 5 hits on 100 pitches. New manager (and former Sox Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-70615103094725600562013-04-13T18:09:00.000-05:002013-04-13T18:12:56.161-05:00Judas Priest to Celebrate 40th Anniversary with Release of Epitaph Live Blu-ray/DVDJudas Priest, one of England's most iconic and enduring heavy metal pioneers, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a May 28 release of Epitaph (via Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment), a live Blu-ray disc and DVD featuring 23 classic tracks recorded almost one year ago (May 26, 2012) on the final night of its final world tour ever (which was 50 weeks long). Recorded at Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-1862683509515853172011-04-04T19:57:00.000-05:002011-04-04T19:57:58.536-05:00Music Review: Pearl Jam - Vs. & Vitalogy 3 CD Deluxe EditionAbout this time two years ago, Seattle grunge champions Pearl Jam remastered and put out an excellent deluxe edition of its first album, Ten, complete with a DVD featuring the band's immensely popular MTV Unplugged set.
As of this week, as part of the ongoing celebration of Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary, Epic Records and Legacy Recordings are putting out remastered editions of the quintet's Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-10834382048421231912011-02-16T11:43:00.000-05:002011-02-16T11:43:32.315-05:00Boston Celtics Look To Heat & Heal Up Before The BreakFor the most part this season, every other time the Boston Celtics had its depth tested (due to injuries), someone has stepped up and shined. Sixth man of the year Glen Davis in particular stands out. In Sunday's 85-82 win over the Miami Heat, it was his 16 points, along with Von Wafer's 10 points and energy that proved huge in a game that saw a sick and sore Paul Pierce register just one point. Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-62398896481768826982010-12-08T13:48:00.000-05:002010-12-08T13:48:38.656-05:00Pats Spank Jets 45-3 On Monday Night FootballHyped as the Super Bowl of the regular season, Monday night's matchup of the best two teams in the AFC turned into a landslide victory for the home team New England Patriots over the visiting New York Jets, 45-3. The shellacking evened the season series at 1-1, kept New England undefeated at home (6-0) and more importantly, earned itself first place outright in the AFC East with a 10-2 record, Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-40376073590918149522010-12-05T12:34:00.000-05:002010-12-05T12:34:39.211-05:00Patriots Aim For Revenge Against Big Mouth Rex & JetsNever has an NFL head coach who has accomplished so little run his mouth so much like Rex Ryan of the New York Jets has in the past year or so. And all you can do is just chuckle.
From proclaiming he wouldn't kiss AFC East rival Bill Belichick's rings, to saying his team should be favorites to win last season's Super Bowl (which the Jets didn't appear in), and that all the "experts" say the Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-3563780478005976292010-11-23T18:03:00.001-05:002010-11-23T18:04:53.786-05:00Red Sox Lose Victor Martinez to the Detroit TigersLast offseason, the Red Sox front office lost Jason Bay to free agency largely due to phantom health concerns. This year's free agency period is still young but today, according to a few media outlets, they lost free agent Victor Martinez to the Detroit Tigers. Needless to say, this is a major loss for Boston.
I was hoping this was not going to happen but saw it coming a long time ago, which is Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-50912087919075831812010-11-18T01:54:00.000-05:002010-11-18T01:54:32.117-05:00Colin Campbell Owes Marc Savard A Big Time ApologyFormer NHL defenseman, head coach, and for the past 12 years, Director of Hockey Operations and chief NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell is in hot water this week. Former NHL official Dean Warren has filed a complaint against his termination to the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and he believes Campbell had a lot to do with it.
Angry emails by Campbell to other NHL executives are starting to be Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-53016272831046425912010-11-16T16:42:00.002-05:002010-11-16T16:46:03.813-05:00Tom Brady and Patriots Beat Up Steelers, 39-26You are lying to yourself if you call yourself a Patriots fan and seriously saw this one coming. Yes, Tom Brady is now 6-1 in his last seven games against the Steelers (playoffs included). But after the previous week's pathetic performance against Eric Mangini's Cleveland Browns, a 39-26 New England blowout win against one of the best AFC teams is hardly what anyone expected.
In fact, I Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-27784191427885661552010-11-12T14:47:00.002-05:002010-11-12T14:48:43.536-05:00Music Review: Idlewild - Post Electric BluesFar removed from its early days of prime R.E.M. and Pavement-like melodicism mixed with loud, Nirvana and Fugazi-inspired rock, Scotland’s Idlewild is a band in transition.
For most of its 15 years, it was on a record label—Parlophone/EMI for a majority of them—and released five albums, including its 2000 breakout (second full-length) release, 100 Broken Windows, which SPIN called the “Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-33079250904834943582010-11-01T17:27:00.002-05:002010-11-01T17:31:25.033-05:00Brett Favre: Texts Dicks, Throws Picks & Exits As Pats Beat His Vikings, 28-18There was no shortage of hoopla surrounding yesterday's much anticipated New England Patriots-Minnesota Vikings game at Gillette Stadium. It was supposed to be focused on Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss coming back to the team he was traded from just a few weeks ago. Instead, it was all about the notorious Brett Favre.
Given the 40-year-old's mounting injuries, will he play against the Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-48084231937944593712010-10-29T13:25:00.001-05:002010-10-29T13:25:18.152-05:00Music Review: The Vampire Diaries: Original Television SoundtrackIt was only a matter of time before one of the most popular shows on the CW Television Network got its own soundtrack. Much like other teen-centered TV dramas of the past, like Fox's The O.C. and other vampire-minded hit shows like HBO's True Blood, Vampire Diaries (which airs Thursday nights on CW) is trying to capitalize on its hit show with a hit soundtrack. And it was a bloody good Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-29978882058544672072010-10-22T17:37:00.000-05:002010-10-22T17:37:13.740-05:00Music Review: Jimmy Eat World - InventedArizona's alternative rock/power pop legends Jimmy Eat World do not make throwaway albums. They are one of those bands who always records more repeat-worthy songs than not, but who set a new standard in rock that is so high, any future records will be judged by it for as long as they keep making them.
1999's Clarity is the group's masterpiece and always will be, as songs like "Crush" and "Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-19354545436081653242010-10-19T15:12:00.001-05:002010-10-19T15:14:57.414-05:00New England's OT Win vs. Ravens Could Come with a PriceIt was an improbable 23-20 victory for the Patriots last Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. The defense of the home team was supposed to be inferior to Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens big defense. After all, this was the same Baltimore team that convincingly eliminated them from last year's playoffs in a blowout in this very stadium, which had previously never happened in the Tom Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-85038627847157760252010-10-06T00:18:00.003-05:002010-10-06T00:38:26.440-05:00Red Sox End Disappointing 2010 Season on High & Classy NoteFor only the second time in Sox general manager Theo Epstein and manager Terry Francona's tenures, there will be no playoff baseball in Boston this year. Like 2006, they finish the season in third place in the AL East, and for similar reasons to that fateful season can blame it largely on a rash of injuries to key players, along with a mostly lousy bullpen (that Epstein did nothing significant toCharlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-89495728445808260322010-09-22T21:21:00.000-05:002010-09-22T21:21:03.706-05:00Interview: Going Deep Into All Things Clutch With Singer Neil FallonMaryland-based hard rock quartet Clutch is and always has been without question one of the hardest working bands in the music business in the 20 years they’ve been together. They have nine studio albums out, along with some official and unofficial live releases, and a couple of DVDs. The group also performs at least 100 times per year on average, and that includes sets by their instrumental side Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-40177618384250116412010-09-10T12:30:00.000-05:002010-09-10T12:30:39.171-05:00Music Review: Megadeth - Rust In Peace Live (CD + DVD)Between Megadeth lead singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine's recently released memoir, lead guitarist Chris Broderick's Guitar World columns, and another mammoth world tour by the band itself, fans have certainly had some golden opportunities to get their fill of the heavy metal titans this year.
The original 22-show long North American leg of the 2010 Megadeth World Tour in March provided a special Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-9207926233602922202010-08-29T18:33:00.000-05:002010-08-29T18:33:10.490-05:00Clay Buchholz: 2010 AL Cy Young Award FrontrunnerIt wasn’t too long ago that Boston Red Sox (first time) All-Star pitcher Clay Buchholz was trade bait. In fact, he was once one of the key ingredients to any number of possible trades in recent years (one of which allegedly included a deal to send him and others to San Diego for Padres slugger Adrian Gonzalez last offseason). The righty was also not guaranteed a spot in Boston’s starting Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-30300508530303471532010-08-24T13:56:00.000-05:002010-08-24T13:56:45.090-05:00Johnny Damon: Heading Back To Boston?Yesterday, while the Red Sox won and beat Seattle to pull within 5.5 games of both the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays for the AL East and AL Wild Card leads, GM Theo Epstein claimed Detroit Tigers outfielder Johnny Damon off waivers. The teams are now in the middle of a 48-hour window to work out a deal.
Right now, Damon has a no-trade clause in his contract and is leaning towards staying Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-30913022734278232022010-08-18T16:43:00.003-05:002010-08-18T16:47:49.855-05:00Jacoby Ellsbury: Likely Done For The SeasonThanks to an early season collision with teammate and human freight train Adrian Beltre, a controversial diagnosis by team doctors of the five broken ribs suffered from it, and a re-injured or newly fractured rib suffered in last Friday night's game in Texas, speedy outfielder and Red Sox leadoff hitter Jacoby Ellsbury is back on the DL for a third time. Now, sources say his 2010 season is in Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-21195255189504766192010-08-17T14:07:00.003-05:002010-08-17T14:24:38.913-05:00Music Review: Street Sweeper Social Club - The Ghetto Blaster EPTom Morello has been a busy man in the 10 years since rap rock heroes Rage Against The Machine went its separate ways. The first half he spent using his big-sounding guitars to rock the hugely successful hard rock supergroup Audioslave, with Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell as frontman and his fellow ex-RATM rhythm section members Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk on bass and drums, respectively.
A few Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-66412954066518051612010-08-07T17:25:00.000-05:002010-08-07T17:25:15.436-05:00Red Sox Win Seven-Game Homestand, Lose Key Bat For The YearAs usual, a lot has happened in Red Sox Nation since last I wrote – some good, some bad, and in one case, very bad.
On Tuesday, August 3, before the second of four games against the lowly Cleveland Indians, Mike Lowell was activated from the DL and put in the starting lineup. That’s the good news. The bad? First baseman Kevin Youkilis was placed on the DL and is now done for the year with a tornCharlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-43864621215666099402010-08-06T23:29:00.000-05:002010-08-06T23:29:23.410-05:00Music Review: Jon Lindsay - Escape From Plaza-MidwoodPortland, Oregon-born, North Carolina-based singer/songwriter Jon Lindsay has been musically active since the ripe old age of three. But for the past 10 or so years, he has performed all over the U.S., fronting the likes of The Young Sons, Catch Fire and Carlisle, and also performed solo or toured as a multi-instrumentalist/singer with the renowned Brooklyn-based folk/alternative vocalist NicoleCharlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34779507.post-65435071159457764622010-07-29T18:02:00.000-05:002010-07-29T18:02:27.468-05:00Hangin' Tough: Red Sox Have First Winning West Coast Trip Since 2004Every time the Red Sox seem to be on the verge of collapse, they somehow, some way pull off some big wins to keep from falling impossibly far behind a playoff spot – they are currently 5.5 games behind Tampa Bay for the AL Wild Card. With a ton of games coming up, more regulars coming back from injuries, and very little time off, it was crucial that Boston get hot again.
An Unlikely But Clean Charlie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13879011878658416429noreply@blogger.com0