Let’s face it – we all treat tribute albums with great skepticism. First, we all get worked up about what bands get selected, and then when our expectations, stemming from the original song of course, are not met, we rip into the faulty bands for being so inferior to the mountains of classics past. “Black [...]

I finally got off my lazy ass and wrote a review. Anyways, I’ll be representing Pastepunk at Macrock 2004 this weekend on the campus of James Madison University. With a rather respectable lineup including Hopesfall, Christiansen, Paint It Black, Premonitions of War, Pedro the Lion, and OneLineDrawing, I might come back with an interview or two. It’s only 20 bucks for a weekend pass, so check it out. You can see a full schedule at:

link: Macrock 2004

WITH HONOR – Heart Means Everything

God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow, and Trivium heading on the road:

TRIVIUM

04/07 – Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

04/08 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

04/09 – Charleston, WV @ Sound Factory

04/10 – Jacksonville, NC @ Planet Rock w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

04/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

04/13 – Orlando, FL @ The Social w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

04/14 – Jacksonville, FL @ The Imperial w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

04/16 – Lake Park, FL @ Kelsey Club 500 w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

04/17 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

04/18 – Tallahassee, FL @ Big Daddy’s

04/19 – Birmingham, AL @ Cave 9 w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

04/20 – Shreveport, LA @ 516 Soundstage w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

04/21 – Little Rock, AR @ Vino’s w/ God Forbid, All That Remains, Scars Of Tomorrow

Story reprinted from Cnet News.com

Sharing copyrighted works on peer-to-peer networks is legal in Canada, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, handing the record industry a sharp setback in its international fight against file swappers.

Canadian record labels had asked the court for authorization to identify 29 alleged file swappers in that country, in preparation for suing them for copyright infringement, much as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has sued more than 1500 people in America.

But the judge denied that request. In a far-ranging decision, the court further found that both downloading music and putting it in a shared folder available to other people online appeared to be legal in Canada.

Read More here: news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5182641.html?tag=nefd_lede

Anyone know of a cure for a printer suffering from the “violent shakes” and a coffee pot growling like a bull?!? (Don’t worry, I always have a back up coffee pot on hand). This is seriously going to be one long, long week…

link: freedom-to-tinker.com

Politics, law, and technology all rolled up into one easy to read format.

Although the first version of the Atticus compilation was pretty good, it had very little replay value after the first few weeks of listens. Besides having only a select few of true “exclusive” songs, the abundance of pop-punk was overwhelming and at times, dispirited. Much of the qualms that I had with the first version [...]