Guitar+MacBook Music: Shaurya and I

One of the best parts of visiting family in England, apart from the awesome food and conversation, is getting to jam with Shaurya. We used to jam as kids back in Nepal, and after at least three years of not having seen each other, we got to make some music again. Here we cover The Beatles’ “Michelle” and Coldplay’s “Don’t Panic”.

The Misanthrope with Keira Knightley

Taking the underground trains from Victoria station to Tottenham Hale, I picked up an abandoned copy of the day’s Metro daily and discovered that a production of ‘The Misanthrope’ was currently playing at the Comedy Theater. Moreover, and really this is why I noticed, Keira Knightley was a part of the cast, making her West End début in the production!

I decided to go see it. Here’s quick review.

Hint: it’s “witty, contemporary, and at times laugh-out-loud funny”.

My Seeds & Your Grandchildren

I love watching communitychannel’s videos on YouTube. They’re funny, well-produced, and Natalie is just an all-around awesome person. Here’s one of her older productions that I think is hilarious:

Check out her other stuff, too. They’re all fantastic!

Sonata Arctica at Hartford, CT

For my 21st birthday today, I decided to treat myself to one of powermetal’s finest. It just so happened that Sonata Arctica were playing at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT (a 1½ hr drive from Amherst, MA) on 12 October, so I bought my tickets last week and was ready. It would be the [...]

10 Crazy Facts About Iron Maiden

An odd connection to sociology, a tattooed fan-priest in Brazil, a golf ball in Costa Rica, Harris’ daughter and Flystar 666. Here are ten odd things I learnt about Iron Maiden after watching their new movie Flight 666.

Urban Breed joins Pyramaze!!

Pyramaze has announced that Urban breed — one of the most amazing voices in metal — will replace Matt Barlow (another amazing voice, and now back in Iced Earth) as its full-time vocalist! There couldn’t be more exciting news in the realm of powermetal at this point!
Urban was absolutely fantastic in Tad Morose’s “Matters of [...]