On this day in music history - And Winter Came..., by Enya (2008):

And Winter Came...

Album by Enya,

released November 7, 2008.

Track list:

And Winter Came...; Journey of the Angels; White Is in the Winter Night; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; Trains and Winter Rains; Dreams Are More Precious; Last Time by Moonlight; One Toy Soldier; Stars and Midnight Blue; The Spirit of Christmas Past; My! My! Time Flies!; Oíche Chiúin (Chorale).

On this day in music history - Close to Home, by Laura Sullivan (2008):

Close to Home

Album by Laura Sullivan,

released November 7, 2008.

Track list:

Simple Gifts; She Moved Through the Fair; The Ash Grove; Red River Valley; Spancil Hill; Shenandoah; Scarborough Faire; The Water Is Wide; Si Beag Si Mor; All Through the Night.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Dim Sum Lose Some.

Released October 29, 2008.

Directed by Lawrence Trilling.

Written by Davey Holmes.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, Stephen Root, Christine Adams, Blake Kushi, Andrea Lui, Alex Miller, Graham Miller, Ping Wu, Ron Yuan, Chao-Li Chi, Teddy Chen Culver, Daeg Faerch, Mae Hi, Allen C. Liu, Jolene Kim, Charles Shen, Atticus Todd, Joel McHale, Kevin Sar, Naoki Sugiura, Maria Zambrana.

On this day in music history - No Love for the Poisonous, by Roxanne Potvin (2008):

No Love for the Poisonous

Album by Roxanne Potvin,

released October 28, 2008.

Track list:

The Real Truth; Perfect Day; Iron and Solder; Who’s the Enemy; Je T’Aime; Paralyzed; No Love for the Poisonous; Here With Me; Laws of Nature; Dig Deeper; The Puzzle; Wilting Flower.

On this day in music history - The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed, by Ry Cooder (2008):

The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed

Album by Ry Cooder,

released October 28, 2008.

Track list:

Get Rhythm; Low-Commotion; Available Space; On a Monday; Do Re Mi; Which Came First; The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor); Down in Hollywood; Smells Like Money; Let’s Work Together; I Got Mine; Cherry Ball Blues; Jesus on the Mainline; Tattler; Teardrops Will Fall; Maria Elena; Jesse James; Paris, Texas; Theme from Southern Comfort; Tamp ‘Em Up Solid; Billy the Kid; Crazy ‘Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know); Drive Like I Never Been Hurt; Feelin’ Bad Blues; Boomer’s Story; How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too); Alimony; Always Lift Him Up/Kanaka Wai Wai; Theme from Alamo Bay; Dark End of the Street; Why Don’t You Try Me; Poor Man’s Shangri-La; Going Back to Okinawa; Little Sister.

On this day in music history - Heavy Rotation, by Anastacia (2008):

Heavy Rotation

Album by Anastacia,

released October 24, 2008.

Track list:

I Can Feel You; The Way I See It; Absolutely Positively; Defeated; In Summer; Heavy Rotation; Same Song; I Call It Love; All Fall Down; Never Gonna Love Again; You’ll Be Fine; Beautiful Messed Up World.

On this day in movie history - Loft (2008):

Loft

directed by Erik Van Looy,

written by Bart De Pauw,

was released in Belgium on October 22, 2008.

Music by Wolfram de Marco.

Cast:

Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bruno Vanden Broecke, Koen De Graeve, Veerle Baetens, Tine Reymer, An Miller, Charlotte Vandermeersch, Wine Dierickx, Maaike Cafmeyer, Marie Vinck, Jan Decleir, Gene Bervoets, Sara de Roo, Dirk Roofthooft, Laura Verlinden, Ruth Beeckmans, Barbara Dzikanowice, Ina Geerts, Sophie Van Peel, Olivier De Smet, Carl Van Baelen, Ben Mouling, Veronique Boubane, Lindsay Bervoets, Tiffany Van den Brande, Pam Borgoo, Sara Giulini, Tessa Van Winkel, Sylvie Kruppa, Els Talloen, Imke Courtois, Véronique Billon, Marianne Bolle, Nana Jans, Adia Panteleeff, Britt Van Driessche, Bente De Graeve, Elise Regaert, Cindy Ghijsel, Patrick Roef, Renée Fokker, Cela Yildiz.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Frescorts.

Released October 22, 2008.

Directed by Peter Lauer.

Written by Lisa Joy, Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, David Arquette, Debra Mooney, Alexandra Barreto, Dana Davis, Hayes MacArthur, Phil Abrams, Amelia Borella, Heather Brooker, Colton Haynes, Joshua LeBar, Carolyn McDermott, J.R. Nutt, Steven Wash Jr., Courtney Alvarez, Sean R. Lake, Jamie McCall.

On this day in movie history - Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008):

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

documentary directed and written by Constantine Nasr,

was released in the United States on October 21, 2008.

Narrated by Alec Baldwin.

Cast:

Alec Baldwin, Rudy Behlmer, Robert Benton, Sheri Chinen Biesen, Joan Blondell, Humphrey Bogart, John Bright, Daniel Bubbeo, James Cagney, Drew Casper, Bernard Dick, Christopher Frayling, Alan Gansberg, Patricia King Hanson, Molly Haskell, Howard Hawks, Foster Hirsch, Richard B. Jewell, Eric Lax, Mervyn LeRoy, Joan Leslie, Tony Maietta, Leonard Maltin, Gregory W. Mank, Mardik Martin, Virginia Mayo, Colin McArthur, John McCarty, Glenn Mitchell, Mike Newell, Kim Newman, Nicholas Pileggi, Dana Polan, George Raft, Richard Schickel, Martin Scorsese, Alain Silver, Robert Sklar, Anthony Slide, Peter Travers, James Ursini, Jeffrey Vance, Mark Vieira, Raoul Walsh, William A. Wellman, Terence Winter.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Bad Habits.

Released October 15, 2008.

Directed by Peter O’Fallon.

Written by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Diana Scarwid, Mo Collins, Graham McTavish, Michael Hitchcock, Samantha Bailey, Diana Costa, Mary K. DeVault, Marc Raducci.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Circus, Circus.

Released October 8, 2008.

Directed by Lawrence Trilling.

Written by Peter Ocko.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, Rachael Harris, Lee Arenberg, Diana Scarwid, Googy Gress, Theodore Zoumpoulidis, Sy Richardson, Michael Christian Alexander, Artie O’Daly, Nicole Greenwood, Loren Lazerine, Hayley McFarland, Mark Povinelli, Casey Weiant, Jerald Garner, Jackie Harris Greenberg, Ron Riekki.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Bzzzzzzzzz!

Released October 1, 2008.

Directed by Adam Kane.

Written by Bryan Fuller.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, Missi Pyle, French Stewart, Peter Cambor, Autumn Reeser, Diana Scarwid, Sy Richardson, Samantha Hanratty, Robin Gwynne.

On this day in music history - Un frisson français: A Century of French Song, by Susan Graham (2008):

Un frisson français: A Century of French Song

Album by Susan Graham,

released September 29, 2008.

Track list:

Paladilhe: Psyché; Chausson: Les papillons, Op. 2, No. 3; Bachelet: Chère nuit; Duparc: Au pays où se fait la guerre; Ravel: Le paon (Histoires naturelles); Caplet: Le corbeau et le renard; Roussel: Réponse d’une épouse sage, Op. 35, No. 2; Messiaen: La fiancée perdue; Debussy: Colloque sentimental (Fêtes galantes II); Faure: Vocalise-Etude; Hahn: A Chloris; Satie: Le Chapelier; Honegger: Trois Chansons de la Petite Sirene: I. Chanson des sirens; Honegger: Trois Chansons de la Petite Sirene: II. Berceuse de la Sirène; Honegger: Trois Chansons de la Petite Sirene: III. Chanson de la poire; Canteloube: Brezairola; Rosenthal: La souris d’Angleterre; Poulenc: La Dame de Monte Carlo.

On this day in movie history - The Brothers Warner (2007):

The Brothers Warner

documentary directed and written by Cass Warner,

was released in the United States on September 25, 2008.
Narrated by Cass Warner.
Music by David Campbell.

Cast:

Dennis Hopper, Cass Warner, Bette-Ann Warner, Harry M. Warner, Tab Hunter, Norman Lear, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Leo Braudy, Nancy Snow, Steven J. Ross, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Benjamin Warner, Betty Warner Sheinbaum, Michael Birdwell, John Steel, Albert Warner, Angie Dickinson, George Segal, Haskell Wexler, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Warner Jr., Lina Basquette, Stephen Farber, Johanna Blakey, Sam Warner, Lita Heller, Jack L. Warner, Roy Edward Disney, Lewis Warner, Sherry Lansing, Frank Pierson, Eddie Bockser, Lois McGrew, Robert Greenwald, Jim Meskimen, Heinrich Himmler, Frank Sinatra.

On this day in movie history - 2:22 (2008)

2:22

directed by Phillip Guzman,

written by Mick Rossi, Phillip Guzman and Eric Saavedra,

was released in the United States on September 24, 2008.
Music by Danny Saber.

Cast:

Mick Rossi, Robert Miano, Aaron Gallagher, Jorge A. Jimenez, Peter Dobson, Val Kilmer, Bruce Kirby, Sile Bermingham, Sean Power, Luis Caldeira, Brian Foyster, Eric Shani, Tom Knight, Laura McLean, Cheryl Meyer, Sandy Duarte, Maja Mandzuka, Manny Barbosa, Vicki Rivard, Dan Fox, Steve Boyer, Andrew Robichaud, Jean-Marc Fontaine, Christian Bako, Beverley Ellis, Kelly Ames, Donald Mitchell, Domenic Bitondo, Mathew Bitondo, James LaMarr, Angela Froese, Darrel Gamotin, Louis Rossetti, Zach Humphreys, R Austin Ball, Roberto Caprara, Mike Guzzo, Philip Roy, Phillip Guzman, Katelyn Vanier, Mike Woodbridge, Alex J. Campbell, Richard Hasan, Matthew Campbell, David M. Frost, Billy Barbosa, Frank Consiglio, Vincent Tedesco, Diego Caprara, Anna Caprara, Rolando Marcello, Katie Spencer, Serena Karson, Andrew Risi, Loraine Guzzo, Michelle Guzzo, Manuel Brito, Salvatore Cangialosi, Seymour Abramovitz, Tommy Massis, Nikola Caloger, Natali Jones, Justin Kelly, Matt Greyson, Gene Burns, Gabriel Byrne.

Recommended reading - Pulp Fiction: The Dames (2008):

Pulp Fiction: The Dames

Omnibus.

Edited by Otto Penzler.

Introduced by Laura Lippman.

Published 2008.

Published by Quercus.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1847242316

ISBN-13: 978-1847242310

Description:

Laura Lippman introduces 23 dames, femmes fatales, avenging angels, broads, molls and dolls from the golden age of pulp fiction and the dawn of modern crime writing.

From Sally the Sleuth to The Girl Who Knew Too Much, these women knew how to steal a guy’s heart – or his gun – and they weren’t afraid to use their fists if their charms couldn’t get them what they wanted. Risking their lives and ending others, these dames are certain to set your heart racing, whether you’re a pulp novice or a hard-boiled fan.

With stories from Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich and Dashiell Hammett, and a strip cartoon from Adolphe Barreau, Pulp Fiction: The Dames shows that some writing has an edge that time just can’t dull.

Contents: Preface, by Otto Penzler; Introduction, by Laura Lippman; Angel Face, by Cornell Woolrich; Chosen to Die, by Leslie T. White; A Pinch of Snuff, by Eric Taylor; Killer in the Rain, by Raymond Chandler; Sally the Sleuth, by Adolphe Barreaux; A Shock for the Countess, by C. S. Montanye; Snowbound, by C. B. Yorke; The Girl Who Knew Too Much, by Randolph Barr; The Corpse in the Crystal, by D. B. McCandless; He Got What He Asked For, by D. B. McCandless; Gangster's Brand, by P. T. Luman; Dance Macabre, by Robert Reeves; The Girl with the Silver Eyes, by Dashiell Hammett; The Jane from Hell's Kitchen, by Perry Paul; The Duchess Pulls a Fast One, by Whitman Chambers; Mansion of Death, by Roger Torrey; Concealed Weapon, by Roger Torrey; The Devil's Bookkeeper, by Carlos Martinez; Black Legion, by Lars Anderson; Three Wise Men of Babylon, by Richard Sale; The Adventure of the Voodoo Moon, by Eugene Thomas; Brother Murder, by T. T. Flynn; Kindly Omit Flowers, by Stewart Sterling.

On this day in music history - Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, by Renée Fleming and Christian Thielemann (2008):

Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs

Album by Renée Fleming and Christian Thielemann,

released September 16, 2008.

Track list:

Frühling; September; Beim Schlafengehen; Im Abendrot; Ach! Wo war ich? Tot? ...; Ein Schönes war; Es gibt ein Reich; Verführung, op. 33 no. 1; Freundliche Vision, op. 48 no. 1; Winterweihe, op. 48 no. 4; Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1; Zweite Brautnacht!

Recommended reading - L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels (2008):

L.A. Noir:
Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels

By William Hare.

Published by McFarland & Company.

Published in 2008.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0786437405

ISBN-13: 978-0786437405

Description:

Los Angeles is an ideal city for film noir for both economic and aesthetic reasons. The largest metropolitan area in the country, home to an ever-changing population of the disillusioned and in close proximity to city, mountains, ocean, and desert, the City of Angels became a center of American film noir.

This detailed discussion of nine films explores such topics as why certain settings are appropriate for film noir, why L.A. has been a favorite of authors such as Raymond Chandler, and relevant political developments in the area. The films are also examined in terms of story content as well as how they developed in the project stage. Utilizing a number of quotes from interviews, the work examines actors, directors, and others involved with the films, touching on their careers and details of their time in L.A. The major films covered are The Big Sleep, Criss Cross, D.O.A., In A Lonely Place, The Blue Gardenia, Kiss Me Deadly, The Killing, Chinatown, and L.A. Confidential.

On this day in movie history - Righteous Kill (2008):

Righteous Kill

directed by Jon Avnet,

written by Russell Gewirtz,

was released in the United States on September 12, 2008.
Music by Edward Shearmur.

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson), Carla Gugino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, Trilby Glover, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Alan Rosenberg, Sterling K. Brown, Barry Primus, Melissa Leo, Alan Blumenfeld, Oleg Taktarov, Shirly Brener, Frank John, Terry Serpico, Liza Colón-Zayas, Malachy McCourt, Ajay Naidu, Charles F. Krichman Jr., Rob Dyrdek, James Shanahan, Terrell J. Ramsey, Mia Barron, Andre B. Blake, Chris Cenatiempo, John Cenatiempo, Judy Del Giudice, Bryan Chatlien, Shalaya Patty Ford, Shaun Kelvin, Merritt Wever, Les Chantery, Katie Bukovsky, Tyrone Smith, Jim Jones, Darryl Pittman, Margaret Head, Katarzyna Wolejnio, Tony Borea, Harold Bridgeforth, Taylor E. Brown, Edrick Browne, Gail Bruno, Franco Bulaon, Jon Dainty, Kim Donovan, Kimberly Dorsey, Tanisha Grant, Catie Lazarus, Paul Lucenti, Kimberly Magness, Adrian Martinez, Laura Maselli, Antonino Paone, Peter Riga, Harry L. Seddon, Brian Stapf, Cindi Woods.

On this day in music history - One Kind Favor, by B.B. King (2008):

One Kind Favor

Album by B.B. King,
released on August 26, 2008.

Track list:

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean; I Get So Weary; Get These Blues off Me; How Many More Years; Waiting for Your Call; My Love Is Down; The World Gone Wrong; Blues Before Sunrise; Midnight Blues; Backwater Blues; Sitting on Top of the World; Tomorrow Night.