Category Archives: Music

Music: Battle of Thrash – Comparing Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeath, and Slayer

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

I won’t belabor the point tonight because I have episodes of Californication and House of Lies to watch I did want to make a few quick observations about thrash though. A few weeks back, I posted about anger and I … Continue reading →

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Music Review: Metallica’s “Beyond Magnetic” EP

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

I talked about St Anger and touched on Death Magnetic some time back, but never got around to reviewing the follow-up EP to it, Beyond Magnetic. The EP starts off on Hate Train, a straight-forward metal anthem to the darkness within … Continue reading →

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Music: Great anti-war songs

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Machine Gun from Jimi Hendrix came up on my iPod the other day, and it reminded me of some of my favorite anti-war songs. The guitar stoccato of Machine Gun and the haunting lyrics put Jimi’s anti-war anthem near the … Continue reading →

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Some more drummers I neglected…

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

I posted a few days back about 10 of my favorite drummers, but to be fair, here are a few more that merit mention: Like John Selway of Radiohead. He has a range of styles that is mind-boggling. Besides, anyone … Continue reading →

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Music: My favorite drummers

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Apparently, this post idea I had two days ago isn’t very original (see this recent Rolling Stone Readers Poll), but here goes. Manu Katché: Growing up in the 80′s, one of the seminal albums for me was So by Peter … Continue reading →

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Metal memories Part 2

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Growing up, I pretended to be a muscle-bound metalhead rather than the puny nerd that I really was and during that period, I discovered Metallica with Master of Puppets. A buddy and I would do bench presses with Battery cranked … Continue reading →

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Aspirated Ouis and The Meat Purveyors

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

The Parisian accent is actually pretty different than the “standard” French accent. There are loads of expressions specific to residents here. For example, Parisians refer to Paris as “Paname” for reasons unknown. There is also a special language called Verlain … Continue reading →

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Orbitsound T12v3 early review

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Based on a review in LifeHacker.com and some more web reviews, I bought the beast. It has a nice feel to it and looks pretty nice all in black with a light in the middle – blue for on, red … Continue reading →

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Rant on TV Suspension of Disbelief and the Joys of Cake

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Now, I admit that I enjoy these series I am watching otherwise I wouldn’t invest the time right? But, for the record, it is very annoying when they “jump the shark” so to say or, worse, assume that the audience … Continue reading →

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Two more reminders of aging: So and Suits

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

I had two rude reminders of how time is whizzing by here in my 40′s. First, I randomly put Peter Gabriel’s So on my kid’s CD player while we played a card game together. He really loved it and did … Continue reading →

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