by Didact | Mar 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Leo covers DIRE STRAITS, and… well, this: Actually, I find it better than the original in most respects – except for the solo, which still sounds better the way Mark Knopfler played it in the original, no matter what: And of course the ending, in...
by Didact | Feb 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yep. POWERWOLF. Enough said, really: I really do love these guys. Yes, they are incredibly goofy and silly, and yes, the corpse paint shtick is a bit weird in what is, effectively, a power metal band. But it is undeniably effective. Share this: Share on X (Opens...
by Didact | Feb 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Normally I regard techno, disco, and most forms of house music to be little better than noise. There are, however, some exceptions that I am willing to consider- especially when the videos involve cute girls cutting impressive moves. One of them involves an ancient...
by Didact | Jan 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Especially when your theme music goes something like this: Speaking of awesome evil villain theme music- I do not think that we will ever find a finer example of this than The Imperial March. Remember when Darth Vader strode onto the screen in STAR WARS IV: A New...
by Didact | Jan 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Doff your hats, gentlemen: And in a similar vein: It goes without saying that I am, quite obviously, not a country boy. Never was and probably never will be. I was born and brought up in cities all over the world. The big difference between me and most people...
by Didact | Jan 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
I once called Bruce “THE VOICE OF YAHWEH” Dickinson, Literally the Most Interesting Man in the World. I was, of course, correct, as this interview here shall now prove: If you can ignore the two prats from the Bolshevik Broadcasting Corporation wasting...
by Didact | Jan 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
In descending order of listening (i.e. latest album listened to is first): KOBRA AND THE LOTUS – Prevail I (4.3/5) CRYONIC TEMPLE – Into the Glorious Battle (4.0/5) BROTHERS OF METAL – Prophecy of Ragnarok (3.6/5)...
by Didact | Dec 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Perhaps I was not paying as much attention to new music as I normally do (which is highly likely), but this year somehow did not seem to be quite as good for new stuff as last year was. Nonetheless, I listened to a number of excellent albums- and some real clunkers as...
by Didact | Dec 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
My buddy Carey sent me this clip a few hours ago of a lady named Hannah Ford rocking out on the skins, and I have to say, I was pretty impressed: Damn. She’s good. And that’s not all she can do, either: Normally I don’t like watching drum solos....
by Didact | Dec 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Both more and less epic than you might expect, if that makes any sense: I’m a big fan of angry Germans who sound like they’re about to go all blitzkrieg on their enemies, but I tend to find RAMMSTEIN more than a little weird- even though I actually do...
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