Tag Archives: rock-n-roll

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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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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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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Book Review: Chuck Klosterman IV

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

This is actually the 4th Klosterman book I have read so the title is oddly appropriate. It is a collection of essays grouped into three sections – the last of which is actually a fiction story. It is funny at … Continue reading →

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Metallica – Movie Review: Some Kind of Monster (2004) and Album Review: St Anger (2003)

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

[ Argh! The WordPress app on my iPad 2 seems to have erased the text I wrote in the airplane fresh after finishing the movie. Here is an attempt to recall the awesome article that is now gone forever ] … Continue reading →

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