Today’s MSMOTD Dream Theater – The Count of Tuscany (buy “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Dream Theater.  DREAM THEATER!  I am so excited to finally write about what is probably my favourite band.   There’s no way I can cover everything or even adequately begin to present their music, [...]

Today’s MSMOTD Edvard Grieg – Aase’s Death (from “Peer Gynt” – buy this song) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] I haven’t done any Classical music yet, so this seems like a good place to start.  Grieg was a Norwegian “Romantic” composer who lived from 1843 until 1907.  He trained in Germany and became [...]

Since this is a music blog and not just a platform for MSMOTDs, I want to talk about the Coldplay show that happened here in Winnipeg last night.  First of all, let’s talk about how fast it sold out.  My friend bought tickets immediately when they went on sale, and managed to get some of [...]