Porcupine Tree has signed with Roadrunner.
This seems bizarre on several levels. I mean, I realize Deadwing was a little darker than some of their other albums, but Roadrunner? Does this mean we’re going to get a Devildriver/PT tour? I’m just quivering in anticipation.
I can’t see the typical Roadrunner fan embracing PT (unlike, say, Opeth). Then [...]

Yes’s Machine Messiah is a great song.
That’s all.

In what is becoming a yearly ritual, I’m thinking of getting a new MP3 player. My excuse is not as good as last time (namely mine had broken), as my current one is only running out of space. The problem is, I don’t really know what to get.
I’m looking for something 40gb or more. FLAC [...]

Lists are fun, so how about I list my 5 favorite albums of the first half of this year? It’s a like a year end top ten list, except it’s like half of it. In no particular order:
Tool - 10,000 Days. What’s to say? It’s Tool. It’s no Lateralus and it has a couple of [...]

The “Jesus, I keep forgetting to do this” edition.
01. At the Gates - [Terminal Spirit Disease #05] The Fevered Circle
02. Shelter Red - [Masters of the Universe #06] The Whole Truth
03. Porcupine Tree - [Deadwing #02] Shallow
04. Jens Lekman - [Oh You're So Silent Jens #05] Black Cab
05. Riverside - [Out of Myself #06] Reality [...]

Happy Fourth of July everyone. I will spend today doing nothing. Actually, I’m playing with ripping DVD-Audio to FLAC. Which is fairly pointless, since I already have the DTS mixes ripped and I won’t be able to hear any difference. But what are holidays for, anyway?
UPDATE: Hooray for me, I have my three Porcupine Tree [...]

1. The new Agalloch album is soooo good, though it looks very odd in my last.fm list in the sidebar.
2. The new Stupid Dream re-release sounds way better than my old 128 kb/s MP3 version.

“Slightly late, but I’m happy they told us to go home early” edition.
Winds - [The Imaginary Direction of Time #05] The Fireworks of Genesis
Pain of Salvation - [12:5 #15] Brickwork, Pt. 2: IX (Ashes)
Pink Floyd - [Meddle #03] Fearless
Morbid Angel - [Covenant #05] The Lions Den
Anathema - [A Natural Disaster #05] Childhood Dream
Impaled - [Mondo [...]

While Madonna’s useful in that she has the ability to offend overly-sensitive Christians pretty easily, which is quite entertaining, that doesn’t make up for her awful music.

The “I’m not really here right now” edition.
Porcupine Tree - [In Absentia #08] .3
Pelican - [Australasia #06] Australasia
Lobotomy - [Born in Hell #05] Burden of Sin
Shelter Red - [Masters of the Universe #10] Errand Of Mercy
A Perfect Circle - [Mer De Noms #06] 3 Libras
Slayer - [Reign in Blood #11] Aggressive Perfecter
Impaled - [Mondo Medicale [...]