Assorted News

Alrighty, so, Friday came and went, and nothing new happened. I published a review, just as I have been doing all year. My plan was to try and cease making individual album reviews, and start doing a weekly podcast of songs that I thought were awesome for that week, interspersed with my thoughts on the albums from which the came from. Unfortunately, the legality of distributing such material is sketchy, at best, so (after much soul-searching) I’ve opted not to go that route.

Now, onto some other news. I’m going to be taking a break from regular updates here for an indeterminate amount of time to work on a screenplay; there’ll still be the occasional update here or there, but there won’t be four or five a week. I just won’t have the time.

If this bums you out, I apologize. If not, well, then everything’s okay then, isn’t it?

So, as of right now, I’m signing off; but I’m not dropping out.
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A New Direction

Hey there, people.

So, I’ve procured some new recording gear, and am now intent on taking this blog in a bit of a different direction. Where to, you may ask?

Well, you’ll just have to wait til Friday.

Stay tuned…

Two Tons of Metal (and then some)

Hey all!

So, anyone who’s read this more than a few times knows that I’m a metal fan. Though apparently, I’m not a very good one – several key albums slipped through the cracks of this blog, and this is something I’m going to rectify. So, from now until June 23rd, I’m going to be covering a metal album a day (now that I’ve successfully procured all the albums in question – hat tip: Reckless Records and Metal Haven). This is the perfect week to do it, as the two highest profile releases for me next week are new albums from Finnish death legends Amorphis and Polish prog-metallers Riverside. Rokk!

I’m going to kick things off by posting some Bad Phone Pictures of the Isis/Pelican/Keelhaul show from this past Friday. Then, it’s time reviewing. Stay tuned…

A Quick Break

Hey all,

Just wanted to let you all now that I’m gonna be taking a break for the rest of the week, as I’ve so far gotten everything I’ve wanted to cover, covered. But there’s a lot coming up on the horizon: you can expect some more Bad Phone Pictures on Monday, and a metric ton of new albums come out Tuesday, so that’ll keep me plenty busy for awhile.

Later all. I’ll be back!

New Category: Bad Phone Pictures!

Hey all,

So, I’m going to expand this blog out just a bit by posting pictures of concerts that I attend. The catch? All of these pictures will be taken with my cell phone. We’ll see if I can’t get some interesting shots off with a limited piece of technology.

Though this category won’t be updated as frequently as my reviews are, if I go to a show, expect pictures. The first set, from the Les Savy Fav show at the Church of the Epiphany, will be up tomorrow.

The Inauguration of Hi-Def Audio

It’s official, folks. Hi-Def is the new “extreme!!” Or “xTREME!!” Or…whatever. I’ve got the first review for this site written. It’ll be up shortly. I should probably preface this by saying that I did intend to be a little bit more constructive with this review, but listening to the album in question was a real test of patience. I get a little hyperbolic, so try not to let that get to you, if that kind of thing, well, gets to you.