Tag 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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Treme S02E02 – S02E07 – makes me really miss a New Orleans I never knew

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

Perhaps David Simon had the same reflection after Katrina that he had neglected New Orleans for too long. Or perhaps he was already completely aware of all the local lore. In any case, I feel like this show has shown … Continue reading →

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NSCCDF: November Meeting Minutes, or how an evening was passed among geeks

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

The movie selection for geeks this season is soooo awful that the Nerd Sci-Fi Ciné Club de Paris (NSFCCDP) has boycotted movies for 2 months now. Last night, we convened at a little bar tucked behind the Saint-Denis prostitution district … 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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Bob Marley’s Legacy – 30 Years Later

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

I just realized that this year marks the 30th since the passing of one of music’s most universal artists ever, Bob Marley. To be honest, I am not a big reggae fan. Other than a few Peter Tosh albums, an … Continue reading →

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Band Review: The Black Keys

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

I don’t know a whole lot of two person bands. I mean there is, of course, the late White Stripes and They Might Be Giants but the list is rather short. Well, one quintisential band in this category is The … Continue reading →

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