late nite rambling – Page 3 – throughsilver in blog

I recently had to write something about Bob Dylan for a poll being held on a message board. It’s rather a bum deal having to sum Bob up in a few words, so I went a bit weird. But not that weird. Anyway: *** Bob Dylan, eh? What can be said about his Bobness thatContinue reading

Metallica – Death Magnetic

(2008, Universal) A new Metallica album is always a massive occasion, that one time when all metal fans, from the underground heads to the weekend warriors, unite in listening to one record. And despite the ironic/faux-earnest t-shirt protestations of the world fashionista party, this shit wouldn’t happen for AC/DC, Motörhead or Maiden. The last fewContinue reading “Metallica – Death Magnetic”

The End of the Line

So I bought Metallica’s latest album, Death Magnetic, today. I wasn’t going to. Requested to write about it for FACT, I had been coincidentally passed a memory stick containing the album while at work yesterday. Sadly it was a bit-rate of 192kb/s and my headphones exposed the mp3 files for the sham the format is.Continue reading “The End of the Line”

Boris Packaging Fetish

So, as I mentioned at the tail end of my gig review, I ended up with a vinyl copy of the Japanese Smile album. And very nice it is too. As is now semi-tradition here at throughsilver towers, let’s take a look at that packaging before we talk about the album: Aww, isn’t it cute.Continue reading “Boris Packaging Fetish”