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Dream Theater Teaser about New Drummer

Shawn — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:28:16 +0000

My Top Obsessions of 2009

Shawn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:43:00 +0000

As we wind up 2010, let me recap on the obsessions that have kept me coming back to the blog. In looking over the past 12 months, I'll highlight the top seven obsessions that have swallowed up all my free time this past year. I'll also take a look at what obsessions might be cropping up for 2010.

Here are the obsessions in order of importance to me.

Green Day, Eminem, Linkin Park, Dave Matthews, and more

Shawn — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:44:14 +0000

I can’t believe all the new music coming out right now. I’m going to be broke this summer. Amazon.com WidgetsI just realized the new Green Day album is already available, came out this week. I will be picking that up today. Thanks to an iTunes email, I just learned Eminem is back with a new [...]

Free Dream Theater MP3 From Upcoming Album

Shawn — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:45:36 +0000

Dream Theater fans, you don't have to wait until June 23 to get your ears on some new music from the band. Thankfully, DT and RoadRunner records is letting members of their mailing list, get a FREE MP3 of the song "A Rite of Passage" from the forthcoming "Black Clouds & Silver Linings".

My Latest Rock Band 2 Accomplishments

Shawn — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:27:09 +0000

Lately, I have been playing a fair amount of Rock Band 2, with friends, family and on Xbox Live. Drums are my instrument of choice, followed by vocals. I always play on Expert, even if I may fail out of a song. There’s something about playing the song the way it was intended that matters [...]

Dream Theater Album Coming Soon

Shawn — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:18:10 +0000

Prog Metal veterans Dream Theater are currently wrapping up work on their tenth studio album. The band commenced work on the as-yet untitled album –their second for Roadrunner Records, following up 2007's Systematic Chaos—in October of last year.

My Favorite Song of the Day – MFSD

Shawn — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:18:41 +0000

Today, I’m sharing a song from the uber-talented Progressive Rock quintet Dream Theater. These guys are prodigy’s of Boston’s Berkeley School of Music, and it shows. They aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but they sure are talented. The song, Constant Motion, which is available as MP3 from Amazon for 99¢ and for Rock Band DLC [...]

This Week In Rock Band

Shawn — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:17:24 +0000

For me, the guys at Harmonix have been on a roll for three weeks straight. The DLC has been good, if not great, in my opinion. And it is continuing again this week. Let’s recap, two weeks ago we got System Of A Down (SOAD) and a 2nd edition of Crue Fest tracks. I picked [...]

This Week in Rock Band

Shawn — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:11:53 +0000