Posted in Classical Music, tagged Classical Music, John Adams, John Corigliano, Michael Daugherty, New Music, New York City Opera, opera, Philip Glass, Walt Disney on October 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Philip Glass is one of those composers that I have had my ups and downs with over the years. So when I recently discovered that Glass has been commissioned by New York City Opera to compose an opera that imagines the final months in the life of Walt Disney, I was both confused and intrigued [...]
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Over the past several months, I have been really hard on Metallica for the actions they have taken against fans and fellow bloggers. I managed to borrow an early copy from a friend. I was also very surprised when I read the Mashable article, forwarded to me by another buddy. We’ll see [...]
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Anyone who knows me well, understands one thing loud and clear – Metallica is one of my favorite bands. However, I find myself in turmoil whether I should be excited as hell, or apathetic about the upcoming release of Death Magnetic. It is less the four weeks until the release of the new album. I [...]
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Posted in Heavy Metal, tagged Arts, Ghost Opera, Heavy Metal, Kamelot, Music, New Music, Opeth, Prog rock, Progressive metal, Watershed on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know about anyone else, but I was shocked as hell yesterday when I woke up and realized it was already August. Where the hell did July go? Work really kicked my booty during the month of July, and clearly sucked up a lot of my time. As a result, writing was a little [...]
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In May, one of my favorite Heavy Metal/Thrash groups, Testament, returned with their newest album, The Formation of Damnation. While many metalheads were reveling in the late eighties at musical acts like Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crüe and other popular Metal acts, I was enthralled with Testament. Don’t get me [...]
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