A apparently Satch (okay, Joe Satriani) is suing Coldplay over their song "Viva la Vida". Apparently this tune has been nominated for a ton of Grammy awards ( Read more... )

The End's album "Elementary" is actually pretty good ( Read more... )

I am going to see this in March with Liz at the Centre in the Square.

I'm pretty excited! It'll be a weird mishmash of our "scenes".

Today, frustrated that my CDs were left at home, I turned on the radio in my car ( Read more... )

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I used to think ( Read more... )

Last month's runner-up carved a permanent place in my internal music library this month.

Album of the Month: July 2008
Opeth
Watershed

I've been rewarded for the increased time I've spent with this record. This one in particular needs to be taken as a whole. The album eases a listener into the experience with Coil, rewards its listeners up ( Read more... )

Album of the Month: June 2008
Shai Hulud
Misanthropy PureHere we have metalcore makers showing off their metalcore mastery. This is a fresh approach to a genre that almost every one of Shai Hulud's peers treats in a generic way. Metalcore can be more than blastbeats and breakdowns. "Mysanthropy Pure" is made for intelligent, active listening ( Read more... )

Album of the Month: May 2008
Metallica
Ride the LightningFor many older bands, I listen to their music in the context of its time. There are many tastes in my musical palette that are a product of the time I have been a fan of music, so I appreciate older music as the starting point for the directions I really appreciate in modern music ( Read more... )

Karate kicked my ass today. And not a little bit. This was like one of those classes where it was so hard for me that I feel like I suck at karate now. Endurance is not my strong point. Not at all. Not at all.

( goddamn )