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I sit here shocked, not really knowing what to say. Oh, don’t worry, nobody died or anything like that. In the grand scheme of things this isn’t a gigantic tragedy. And yet here I am, still shocked. Mike Portnoy has left Dream Theater. I’m sitting here staring at those words, not really believing that I
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
Probably should have mentioned this around here sooner, but I’m now back from Worcester, MA where Wassy and I went to catch a Dream Theater headlining show during their tour with Iron Maiden. The weekend was, in a word, awesome. Earlier in the week we had started to get worried because it was looking like
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Traditionally, this is the time of year where I pick my favorite musical releases of the past 365 days (366 on leap years). This year will be no exception. And…man was this year a gigantic change from last year. Whereas 2008 was kinda slow for music, 2009 was a flood, especially the second half of
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What three songs remind you of a specific time in your life? Amazon is being fruity right now, so I’ll put the pictures in later. But here’s the answer The New Math by OSI This OSI album will forever remind me of Scuba Diving. That’s a little odd considering the fact that the album doesn’t
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I talk about Dream Theater an awful lot on this blog since they're my favorite band. They've been described as "the biggest group you've never heard of" and that's a pretty accurate statement. Since they play Progressive Metal, they can be a hard group to get into. But here's But since I'm trying out plinky.com
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Progressive Nation 2009 was VERY awesome. As I mentioned before Wassy and I went off to Albany to catch one of our most anticipated concerts of the year. The bands were Scale the Summit, Bigelf, Zappa Plays Zappa and, of course, Dream Theater. We left for Albany around 3:30 and aside from one small hitch
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Progressive Nation 2009 was VERY awesome. As I mentioned before Wassy and I went off to Albany to catch one of our most anticipated concerts of the year. The bands were Scale the Summit, Bigelf, Zappa Plays Zappa and, of course, Dream Theater. We left for Albany around 3:30 and aside from one small hitch
about 2 years ago - No comments
This morning is one of the longest mornings ever because in an hour I get to leave work. And then 3 hours after that, my friend Wassy and I leave for Albany to catch a show on the Progressive Nation 2009 tour. As I mentioned earlier. It felt a little weird last night since it
about 2 years ago - No comments
This morning is one of the longest mornings ever because in an hour I get to leave work. And then 3 hours after that, my friend Wassy and I leave for Albany to catch a show on the Progressive Nation 2009 tour. As I mentioned earlier. It felt a little weird last night since it
about 2 years ago - No comments
Well, it seems like August is shaping up to be an extremely busy month for me. He's a rundown of what's going on (so far) this month: Pull Me Under at Wallingford August 4th – Progressive Nation 09 First up on the list of August events is a concert. Specifically Progressive Nation 09, featuring Dream