about 1 year ago - 2 comments
Name three songs you never get sick of. A Change Of Seasons by Dream Theater This is one of my favorite Dream Theater songs ever. It’s a roughly 23 minute epic written by ex drummer Mike Portnoy about his experiences with the death of his Mom in a plane crash and how that changed his
about 1 year ago - No comments
Yesterday, as I’ve been mentioning for a while now was the day that Rush played the New York State Fair as part of their Time Machine tour. This was my first time seeing Rush (my previous first time was thwarted by my sister scheduling her wedding for the same day as the concert and refusing
about 1 year ago - No comments
Ok, It’s been absolutely forever since I posted anything up here. Like I mentioned before, I’m trying to keep the small random stuff more on Twitter/Facebook than trying to write about everything that’s happening in my life. But some stuff has happened that deserves a longer form entry. First off, an opportunity has come up
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
So, I finally get a chance to actually write up my experiences with going to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra on their first ever non-winter tour. My parents and I went out to Syracuse on Sunday to catch the show at the Landmark Theater. After a quick pit stop at Tully’s for dinner, we headed to the
about 2 years ago - No comments
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
about 2 years ago - No comments
The day I had been dreading/looking forward to has arrived. Transatlantic tour dates have been announced! I knew they would play New York City but I was worried that would be the only north east location they were going to be playing since it’s a fairly expensive trip there. But they’re playing the Theater of
about 2 years ago - 5 comments
As I mentioned, my most anticipated musical release of the year has arrived in my hands as of last week. And since then I’ve had the time to dig in and digest it a bit, so now it’s time to review. If you’ve missed all of my previous postings on Transatlantic, let me describe the
about 2 years ago - No comments
It just hit me that I’m anywhere from a few short hours to a few short days away from holding in my hands my most anticipated musical release of the year, Transatlantic new album, The Whirlwind. Hopping into the way back machine here, to September 2002. At this point, I was already on my way
about 2 years ago - No comments
Well it’s a couple weeks since the release of Porcupine Tree’s new album, The Incident and I’m going to revisit and revise my opinion of it. I’ve had a chance to spin it a couple more times, as well as hearing it live and seeing the video show. There’s also been some stuff happening recently
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
I have returned from my weekend trip to Philadelphia. As mentioned earlier, my friends and I had been planning on heading south to see Porcupine Tree in concert at the Electric Factory in downtown Philadelphia. There was a slight hitch in plans though, as Jay who got hit with a stomach bug earlier in the
about 3 years ago
So weird I did exactly the same thing, bought a keyboard in the new year and struggling to find the time to actually learn to play it.
about 3 years ago
I've always been really into music and I was looking for some sort of creative outlet, but it's been hard to find the time to put in solid practice and keep it up so I can actually improve…Maybe someday soon, for both of us.
about 3 years ago
Yeah I tried to learn guitar but I find it really hard, ive always wanted to learn the piano and when I do get around to practising I do enjoy it but ive been learning the same song now for 2 weeks..haha
about 3 years ago
That's pretty much where I'm at. I do want to try guitar too at some point maybe, but I went with the keyboard to start off. I think part of it is that it can be hard starting out. I keep wanting to do stuff and I can't…but I know that's just because I haven't practiced enough, if that makes any sense. Hopefully I can get back to it soon…