Recent content by jkohn

Anybody know if the Austin show is definitely confirmed? Red 7 doesn't have anything about it on their website (and hasn't answered my email). Seems a little too good to be true given the limited number of NA dates.

I discovered these guys a month or two ago, and have been listening to all four of their albums in pretty heavy rotation ever since. I'm pretty picky when it comes to death metal, but these guys are right up there with Dark Tranquillity as my favorites. One thing that bugs me a little with...

I liked the instrumentals on Worlds Collide, but could do without the vocals-based songs. "I Don't Care" was OK, but I wouldn't want to listen to a whole album of songs like that.

I dunno, to me the Last Chance riff sounds more like parts of Journey from Mariabronn...

Can't wait to hear Matt sing The Clouding.

Generally speaking you want to look at the Romantic era composers; guys like Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Mahler, Hebert, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, etc. Especially look for works in minor keys. A few of my personal favorites: Brahms - Symphony No 4 (all of his symphonies, really) Brahms - Piano...

BTW I think the problem with Reznor's expiriment is that the 'free' version was too high of quality. 192kbs MP3 is plenty good enough for the iPod generation, those crappy little earphones won't let you hear the difference between 192 and 320 in most cases. If the free version had been 48kbps...

The problem with the tax approach is administering it, and figuring out who gets a cut. It can't be just the RIAA, much as I'm sure they'd like that. You've also got non-RIAA labels, and what about other content that gets pirated: movies, software, ebooks? Those guys are going to want a cut as...

I'd love to be able to buy albums from the bands I listend to in FLAC format for $5 a piece.

Cool, didn't realize it was going to be the last stop on the tour. (We were the last stop for Kamelot/Leave's Eyes too). Really looking forward to the show, and I love the location since it's a 10-minute drive for me (get's a bit smokey in there sometimes, though). (apologies to the...

Please don't tell me the Houston show has been canceled. Is TX not a part of the South?

I loved Soul Temptation but couldn't get into Liquid Monster. I'll be checking this one out first rather than buying it "blind".

And how exactly would the RIAA know that they are sharing these files in a home network that isn't visible to the outside world? That's just silly.

Too bad this couldn't have happened before Something Wicked Part 1 was already released and Barlow had committed to working with Pyramaze. The timing now seems to be a bit messy, I can't image Ripper or the guys from Pyramaze are too happy about this coming out of nowhere (assuming Barlow will...

I think the key phrase there is "and they are in a shared folder". Making copies in any format for strictly personal use is legal, no matter how much the RIAA would like it to be otherwise. But once you make those copies available to other people, you're violating copyright law.