en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal The Last.fm journal for Caymanscubaman. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2012/03/16/5dhx52_my_new_venture Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:03:57 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2012/03/16/5dhx52_my_new_venture A whole new kind of Rock Radio!


http://www.facebook.com/RockfileRadio

http://loudcity.com/stations/rockfile-radio-01-ice


There is a ton of amazing rock music getting made in the world and the fans need a station that plays it. But not just music on a computer, real radio: a studio, a guy, a mic and some creativity. Just like the first FM radio stations, Rockfile Radio stations are handcrafted for a compelling listening experience you cannot get with a simple playlist on shuffle. Arguably eclectic rock music driven by professionally produced radio programming...an almost lost art in the modern era of big media corporations.

The first station of this new project is a rock station with a progressive twist. Our aim is not to be the best prog station, but the best rock station that plays prog-ish music that is overlooked by traditional radio outlets yet has an incredibly strong following. Some of the artists may be unfamiliar to most but each has logged hundreds of thousands, even millions, of plays on sites like last.fm and Pandora. We picked a few artists as a core and built the station around them, with the fans of those bands as a guide in broadening the variety and appeal of the sound of the station.

Upcoming stations will do the same with Metal and Hard Rock...

A small sample of artists we are playing:


Porcupine Tree
Riverside
Pink Floyd
Rush
Katatonia
Anathema
Opeth
Marillion
Tool
Steven Wilson
David Gilmour
Yes
Haken
Ioearth
Oceansize
3
Jolly
Karnivool
Quidam
Kansas
Cynic
A Perfect Circle
Dream Theater
Genesis
The Pineapple Thief
Spock's Beard
Dead Letter Circus
Pure Reason Revolution
Van der Graaf Generator
Peter Gabriel


Rockfile Radio is a division of Rockfile Media, LLC.

We are keeping it legal! All royalties are being paid with LoudCity.com through SoundExchange, BMI, SESAC and ASCAP and we follow all DMCA rules for Internet Broadcasting.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2012/01/16/5ag6fr_my_top_20_favorite_albums_of_2011 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:59:27 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2012/01/16/5ag6fr_my_top_20_favorite_albums_of_2011 1. Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning
2. Opeth - Heritage
3. Dead Letter Circus - This Is The Warning
4. TesseracT - One
5. Leprous - Bilateral
6. Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
7. Obscura - Omnivium
8. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
9. Mastodon - The Hunter
10. Riverside - Memories In My Head
11. 3 - The Ghost You Gave To Me
12. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
13. Symphony X - Iconoclast
14. Cynic - Carbon-Based Anatomy
15. Lunatic Soul - Impressions
16. Korn - The Path Of Totality
17. Blackfield - Welcome To My DNA
18. R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now
19. Jethro Tull - Aqualung 40th Anniversary Special Edition (Best remaster of the year!)
20. the Pink Floyd remasters




if the list was longer...

Adele - 21
Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times
Amos Lee - Mission Bell
Andromeda - Manifest Destiny
Autumn - Cold Comfort
Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
Black Country Communion - 2
Chris Cornell - Songbook Live
Death remasters
The Decemberists - The King Is Dead
Devin Townsend - Ghost
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events
Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
Fovea Hex - Here Is Where We Used To Sing
Jolly - The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1)
Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow
Pat Metheny - What's It All About
Queen remasters
Redemption - This Mortal Coil
Rush - The Mercury Years: Sector 1, 2 & 3 (remasters)
Scar Symmetry - The Unseen Empire
Slash - Made In Stoke 24/7/11 Live
Thomas Giles - Pulse]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/12/30/44oxz7_my_favorite_2010_music: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:44:02 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/12/30/44oxz7_my_favorite_2010_music: A year end, top 10 of personal favorites...


Oceansize - Self-Preserved While the Bodies Float Up
A fascinating and challenging work from a band that just keeps getting better.


The Pineapple Thief - Someone Here Is Missing
Embracing an edgier sound, lightning struck and TPT created a classic.


Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
A haunting and sonically beautiful career highlight for these dark masters.


Lunatic Soul – Lunatic Soul II
The journey concludes, sounding even better than the original.


Deftones – Diamond Eyes
Some of their heaviest riffs to-date translated into some of their best work ever.


Cynic – Re-Traced
This epic EP reinvents the past to blast off into a new phase for this cutting edge band.


Broken Bells – Broken Bells
A groovy collaboration that worked out to be greater than the sum of its parts.


Slash – Slash
The best straight-up rock album of the year and as classic and anything he has done.


The Sword – Warp Riders
Reminding me of last year’s psychedelic blast from Mastodon, The Sword have ascended.


Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine (re-master)
One of the greatest albums of all-time now sounds bigger and better than ever, almost new!



Live Albums/Re-releases


Porcupine Tree – Anesthetize (live) & Atlanta (live)
Amorphis - Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes (live)
The Cure - Disintegration (re-master)



If The List Was Longer…


All That Remains, Alter Bridge, Black Country Communion, Blind Guardian, Brandon Boyd, Cloverseeds, Coheed & Cambria, Decrepit Birth, Demians, Sully Erna, Fistful Of Mercy, The Gracious Few, Haken, Iron Maiden, John 5, Jónsi, Kamelot, Mnemic, Mutiny Within, Nevermore, The Roots, Sevendust, Silent Civilian, Solution .45, Stone Sour, Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/30/3vpp2f_20100830_workout_playlist Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:08:54 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/30/3vpp2f_20100830_workout_playlist A trip last week and some bad weather kept me from the workout for too long. It was rough getting started but when it begins raining and you are a mile and a half from home, you DO pick up the pace! 5.54 miles, the longest yet! Woohoo!

Here is the soundtrack:

Tool - "The Pot"
Soilwork - "Deliverance Is Mine"
Black Tide - "Hit The Lights"
Monster Magnet - "Power Trip"
Sevendust - "T.O.A.B."
Scar Symmetry - "Abstracted"
Disturbed - "Believe"
Metallica - "Fuel"
Rumpelstiltskin Grinder - "Fiends In The Mountain, Ghouls In The Valley"
Spineshank - "New Disease"
Amorphis - "Highest Star"
Obscura - "Universe Momentum"
Mercenary - "Redefine Me"
Queensryche - "Breaking The Silence"
Mystic Prophecy - "Back From The Dark"
Boy Hits Car - "Escape The World"
Stone Sour - "Made Of Scars"
Judas Priest - "Riding On The Wind"


Make your Monday awesome!!!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/24/3v7adh_20100824_workout_playlist Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:30:19 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/24/3v7adh_20100824_workout_playlist Using Nike+, you gotta love Lance Armstrong congratulating you on your longest distance yet...4.92 miles!! I am very impressed with the technology that Nike and Apple have come up with and it is very helpful in improving your workouts.

Tuesdays are new release days for music and movies and today is a good one! The final season of LOST hits Blu-Ray and the German band Blind Guardian release their 9th CD since 1988, At The Edge Of Time!

Here is the music that made today's workout possible:

Tool - "Parabola"
Serenity - "Derelict"
Metallica - "Jump In The Fire"
Communic - "Under A Luminous Sky"
Nevermore - "Narcosynthesis"
Blind Guardian - "Another Holy War"
Scar Symmetry - "Deviate From The Form"
Amorphis - "From Earth I Rose"
Decrepit Birth - "Metatron"
Soilwork - "Two Lives Worth Of Reckoning"
Strapping Young Lad - "S.Y.L."
Mnemic - "Within"
Iron Maiden - "Aces High"
Necrophagist - "Intestinal Incubation"


I hope your Tuesday ROCKS!!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/23/3v40u1_20100823_workout_playlist Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:15:36 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/23/3v40u1_20100823_workout_playlist Back on the streets this morning and it is getting a little easier each week. 5.48 miles today! It was a busy and fun filled weekend and I am really looking forward to this week...and the future! Do not look at today as Monday; it is the next step on your life's journey...make it great!


Today's list:

Demons & Wizards - "Heaven Denies"
Rumpelstiltskin Grinder - "Stealing E.T."
Taproot - "Poem"
Soilwork - "Observation Slave"
Sevendust - "Shine"
Racer X - "Lucifer's Hammer"
Queensryche - "Surgical Strike"
Obscura - "The Anticosmic Overload"
Iron Maiden - "Wasted Years"
Diecast - "Hourglass"
Demons & Wizards - "Blood On my Hands"
Blind Guardian - "Another Stranger Me"
Symphony X - "The Walls Of Babylon"
Hypocrisy - "Hang Him High"
Drowning Pool w/ Rob Zombie - "The Man Without Fear"
Scar Symmetry - "The Illusionist"



I hope your day rocks!!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/20/3uv5gt_20100820_workout_playlist Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:39:18 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/20/3uv5gt_20100820_workout_playlist Back at it this morning and it was great! Took two days to rest and re-hydrate since I had pushed pretty hard to get to the five mile mark. Shattered that today and I am feeling super! Body and technology are working to actually make this fun...I know, hard to believe!


Today's tuneage:

Queensryche - "I Don't Believe In Love"
Symphony X - "Church Of The Machine"
Iron Maiden - "Heaven Can Wait"
Metallica - "That Was Just Your Life"
Redemption - "Leviathan Rising"
Scar Symmetry - "Carved In Stone"
Serenity - "All Lights Reversed"
Blind Guardian - "Traveler In Time"
Into Eternity - "Spent Years Of Regret"
Lord Divine - "Pleasure (My Own Pain)"
Strapping Young Lad - "Detox"
Tool - "Forty Six & 2"


Have a totally amazing day!!!!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/19/3urb75_my_new_project Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:43:25 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/19/3urb75_my_new_project OK Kids,

I have accepted the position of webmaster for Rock N Roll Ribs...the best BBQ joint on the planet!! We are all over the web and you would make me look very good if you would visit, "like", "add" and "follow" the following sites:

http://www.rocknrollribs.com
http://www.facebook.com/rocknrollribs
http://www.myspace.com/rocknrollribs
http://www.twitter.com/rnrribs

Major updates are coming very soon, so please visit often and keep in touch!! \m/

We are also on FourSquare and will be offering specials and discounts through all of the above.

Whether you live in South Florida or are just visiting, please stop by and enjoy "fall off the bone" ribs, tasty BBQ items and ice cold beverages!

The gentlemen (and I use the term loosely) who have placed their trust in me are Rick Baum, Mitch Tanne, and Nicko McBrain (Yes, that Mr. McBrain!)...their details are below:

ROCK N ROLL RIBS!!

The Men Behind The Mayhem

This man needs no introduction, but lets give him one anyway ...................... Nicko McBrain AKA, "The Rhythm of the Beast", is the legendary drummer for the greatest Metal band of all time Iron Maiden! For over 25 years Nicko has traveled the globe playing sold out arenas, selling millions of albums and creating some of the most influential music to date. Nicko brings his vast musical knowledge and powerful name to Rock n Roll Ribs. Now, don't think Nicko doesn't know BBQ, see .....In his travels, Nicko has dined at some of the finest restaurants in the world, and although he appreciates a $200 plate of "Tartar of Kobe beef with Imperial Beluga Caviar and Belons oyster" with a $400 bottle of 1975 "Chateau Palmer", he prefers a fall-off-the bones, sticky rack of ribs and a bottle of Corona.... Yeah see... So, Nicko not only brings his impressive name and experience to the mix but a passion for great BBQ. Oh yeah...this guy is an absolute character too, life of the party is an understatement, this guy IS the party, see!

AND....


The lunatic running this place, Chef/Operator, BBQ and Rock N Roll connoisseur...... "Moby" Rick Baum. Rick has been opening and operating restaurants ranging from BBQ, Italian, American to 4 star cuisine since 1990. His credits include designing and operating a million dollar BBQ catering outfit, traveling the East Coast opening 250 seat Italian restaurants as Executive Chef and leveling parking lots to build Roadhouse Grills. In this time Rick has not only learned all the tricks of the trades to be successful but has developed quite simply, the best BBQ recipes you'll ever taste. He plays a mean guitar too. Rick has traveled, played, and hung out with some of the biggest names in Rock music. This man knows his BBQ and his Rock n Roll!


The 3rd partner is 'Mitch Tanne' He has known Nicko for over 20 yrs... Golf mate & family friend. Mitch has toured and played with many artists since the 80's..even recorded a CD with Nicko, and still plays in a local R&R band. Mitch has also owned and operated a very successful wholesale grocery business for more than 25 yrs. His enduring passion and knowledge for music, food and BBQ makes him the best possible partner for Rock n Roll Ribs.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/17/3ulxg2_20100817_workout_playlist Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:30:07 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/17/3ulxg2_20100817_workout_playlist Another glorious morning and beautiful sunrise, but I will be glad when Fall arrives; some mornings the humidity and heat are killers...even at 6am! That which does not kill us only makes us stronger, right? LOL

Creating a playlist, instead of hitting shuffle on a large group of songs, defeated the "playing in alphabetical order" problem the Nike+ app has. This morning the app sent my data to Twitter but not Facebook; knowing the problems FB has been having lately, I will not blame Nike+ or Apple for this one! [;-)

I made it past 5 miles for the first time this morning and I feel good!!


Here are today's tunes:

Blind Guardian - "I'm Alive"
Amoral - "A Shade Of Grey"
Scar Symmetry - "Detach From The Outcome"
Diecast - "Internal Revolution"
Amorphis - "Silver Bride (Live)"
Pathosray - "Lines To Follow"
Symphony X - "Inferno (Unleash The Fire)"
Stereomud - "Breathing"
Mudvayne - "Pushing Through"
Soilwork - "King Of The Threshold"
Metallica - "Hit The Lights"
Silent Civilian - "Last One Standing"
Blackguard - "In Time"
Obscura - "Desolate Spheres"
Monster Magnet - "Medicine"
Necrophagist - "To Breathe In A Casket"


The new Iron Maiden hits stores today, along with Dexter Season 4 on Blu-ray!!!!

Have a super day!!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/16/3uj3kg_20100816_workout_playlist Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:43:58 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Caymanscubaman/journal/2010/08/16/3uj3kg_20100816_workout_playlist Great power walk this morning, another 4.92 miles!! Nike+ is playing songs in alphabetical order no matter what tricks I try, so daily custom playlists will have to be created. In the beginning it would shuffle everything on the iPhone, but no longer. All software is up to date...at least it is tracking my workouts correctly!


Today's musical journey:

Amorphis - "Two Moons"
Cynic - "The Unknown Guest"
Rumpelstiltskin Grinder - "Unleash The Troll"
Communic - "Unpredictables Of Life"
Cynic - "Uroboric Forms"
Ultraspank - "Crumble"
Godsmack - "Cryin' Like A Bitch"
Sevendust - "Damaged"
Mystic Prophecy - "Dark Forces"
Scar Symmetry - "Dark Matter Dimensions"
Redemption - "The Death Of Faith And Reason"
Symphony X - "Eve Of Seduction"
Diecast - "Fade Away"
Blind Guardian - "Fly"
Breaking Benjamin - "Follow"



Have a spectacular day!!]]>