My girl took me to see Tool for our 20th anniversary of being together. Despite Tool being my favorite band since…well, since I had a favorite band, it was my first time seeing them live. And she didn’t just get us tickets—she got the VIP package. I wasn’t overly enthused about the VIP thing, actually. In most cases…
The Grand Music Project
I have an idea for a music project. But not just starting a band or anything— no, this would be a music project like we’ve never seen. For reasons that will become evident immediately, it’s very unlikely to ever be done, but I want to capture the idea anyway.
Music: “The Ocean”
The Ocean is my favorite metal band by far right now. They, like Tool, are much more than metal. They have layers that continue to keep me interested as I proceed through a given day. If you like metal at all, I strongly suggest listening to their discography.
Music | Mastodon: Crack the Skye
I’m a bit overwhelmed right now. I think I’m listening to an album that is likely to be one of my favorite albums of all time. It’s the new Mastodon album — Crack the Skye. Let me try to explain why this is good metal. I think it’s because it has some concept behind it. It’s not real…
Discovering Music For the First Time
Now that I’ve found NPR’s All Song’s Considered, and the SXSW conference, and Hypem, I’ve realized that my last decade of musical “discovery” has been a pitiful waste. After listening to a couple episodes of All Songs Considered and browsing Hypem for 15 minutes I’m able to find more good music than I normally get exposed to in…
Spotify: How We Will Consume Music in the Future
I’ll mess this up, but here are the various ways we’ve been able to enjoy music throughout history: Live Vinyl Radio 8-Track Cassette CD MP3 …? Cloud. Spotify is the future of music. Not the company, necessarily, but the model it uses. See if this appeals to you: All Music Ever Made (and you can upload to it)…
New Music for 2009
So, like many people, I go through periods of feeling like I need to expand musically. I’ve had such a period recently, and it just happened to fall in the first week of January, which is a good point for a new branching out endeavor. So here are a number of bands that I’ve found over the last…
Volbeat
Volbeat is the best band I’ve come across in many, many months—maybe even years. They’re Danish (Denmark), which is good stock for metal bands, and here’s how they list their influences: Everything from Elvis Presley to Napalm Death .. hail: Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Ramones, Social Distortion, Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Dio,…
The Math and Philosophy Behind Tool’s Lateralus
This has been my favorite band since finding Undertow in the 90’s. This just makes me like them even more. If any of you know any more mathematical connections/relationships, let me know. I’d like to compile a reference.
Best Metal Bands Of All Time
Metallica Slayer Lamb of God Yes, Lamb of God is that good. Keep in mind that this is looking at multiple factors. The list changes drastically when you take into account being a pioneer (Iron Maiden shows up), and falling from grace (Metallica drops off). I put Metallica over Slayer because of albums like Master of Puppets. There…