Dream Theater: “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”

Roadrunner Records is now taking pre-order for Dream Theater’s new work titled “Black Clouds & Silver Linings” and provided a 24-hour download link for the first single “A Rite Of Passage” on May 6th, 2009.

“The Shattered Fortress” is the closing song of the “12-step saga.”

“Black Clouds & Silver Linings” is available on:

“Black Clouds & Silver Linings” | June 23rd, 2009

01. A Nightmare to Remember
02. A Rite of Passage
03. Wither
04. The Shattered Fortress
05. The Best of Times
06. The Count of Tuscany

Click the artwork above for the hi-res version of the cover art.

Black Clouds & Silver Linings Pre-Order
Dream Theater’s Latest Progressive Metal Masterpiece
Includes “A Rite Of Passage” & “Wither”
Dream Theater return with Over 70 Minutes of New Music

DELUXE COLLECTOR’S EDITION BOX SET: $132.00 | Mike Portnoy explains the Box Set
Pre-order this configuration and receive an exclusive code to download 5 of the newly recorded cover songs. 1 track per week will be released, beginning on 5/19, leading up to album release. You’ll hear them first!

  • Find a SILVER TICKET and Win a MEET & GREET with the Band!
  • 3-CD Special Edition Set Includes Album, Instrumental Mixes and 6 Newly Recorded Cover Songs
  • Limited Edition Audiophile 180-Gram Double LP Set with Exclusive Artwork from Hugh Syme
  • Black Clouds & Silver Linings “Producer’s Edition” Disc Includes Isolated Audio Tracks of the Entire Album (This Bonus Disc Only Available in this Set)
  • Limited Edition, Numbered Lithograph by Legendary Artist Hugh Syme. 100 Lucky Winners will Find a Litho Personally Signed by the Artist!
  • Computer Mouse Pad, Exclusively Available with Box Set
  • Packaged in a Silver Foil Embossed Black Velvet Box.

SPECIAL EDITION: $21.99
Dream Theater’s Latest Progressive Metal Masterpiece in a 3-CD Deluxe Edition includes:

  • 6 Newly Recorded Cover Songs
  • Instrumental Mixes of the Entire Album
  • Expanded Artwork and Packaging

DOUBLE LP: $27.49
180-Gram Double LP Set: The vinyl is of the highest audiophile quality and pressed in Germany.

STANDARD: $15.99
Dream Theater return with Over 70 Minutes of New Music

Image courtesy of Dream Theater and Roadrunner Records.

Dream Theater: “A Rite Of Passage” Free Download

UPDATE:
The file is a 320kbps mp3, at 19.7MB.
Pre-order info: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blackclouds/

Roadrunner Records is making Dream Theater new song “A Rite Of Passage” available for download on May 6th, 2009 at midnight Eastern Time. The download is available only for 24 hours. If you’re reading this after May 7th, then the link will no longer give you the download, instead the song will be available for streaming at RoadrunnerRecords.com on some site (Google is your friend). “A Rite Of Passage” is the first single off Dream Theater’s “Black Clouds & Silver Linings” that will be released on June23rd, 2009.

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Dream Theater: A Rite Of Passage

Download it here.

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“Black Clouds & Silver Linings”

01. A Nightmare to Remember
02. A Rite of Passage
03. Wither
04. The Shattered Fortress
05. The Best of Times
06. The Count of Tuscany

Dream Theater: Black Clouds & Silver Lining

“Black Clouds & Silver Linings” is available on:

We’ll add more info as they are made available.

Moron of The Week: Adam Frucci of Gizmodo

Yet another gem from Gizmodo, where common sense is not required. It is Adam Frucci who must be desperate for page-views on his contributions. Spare yourself from reading the abomination that is his so-called article. A not-so-well-thought-out excerpt:

“Every single Mac app costs money. Where’s the freeware on Macs? On the PC, I used Texter to create macros for things I type a lot, which is free. On the Mac, there’s TextExpander, and it’s $30. There are loads of free FTP clients for the PC. On Mac, you use Transmit, and it’s $30. Tweetie is a nice enough Twitter client, but it sure isn’t $15 worth of nice. TextMate is a great, robust text editor, but no text editor is worth $54.”

Seriously? Every single Mac app costs money?

I guess Adam Frucci is the authority of computing world. He knows for sure that every single Mac app costs money. There are no freeware.

  • I wonder what Filezilla is. It is an open source FTP client that is available for Linux, Mac and Windows. It is also free.
  • There’s Cyberduck. “Cyberduck is an open source FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Mosso Cloud Files and Amazon S3 browser for the Mac.” It is also free.
  • There are other free Mac OS X FTP clients.

Evaluating the statement about the absence of freeware on Mac OS platform, we hereby award Adam Frucci as Moron of The Week.

Way to go for perpetuating the idiotic Mac vs. Windows argument, Mr. Adam Frucci. Please stop using computer now.

If you want to read his idiotic “article” just search for “Adam Frucci Mac Freeware” using your favorite search engine (Google).

South Park: “Fatbeard” Pirate Song is Available for Download.

Once again, the people at South Park Studios are giving more than they should give. This time the pirate song from “Fatbeard” is available for download.

Download The Pirate Song here.

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“Fatbeard” uncensored version will be available purchase starting April 25th, 2009 at Amazon.com and iTunes Store.

“Fatbeard” will be available for streaming again on May 23rd, 2009.

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Now Available

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South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (Uncensored) DVD Set

South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (Uncensored) Blu-Ray Set

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Disclaimer

If you bought anything through Amazon link above, and I get some kickbacks.

“If you buy these DVD’s, I can buy a MacBook Pro” to paraphrase the great Robert Schimmel.

Images are courtesy of South Park Studios and Comedy Central.

South Park: “Fatbeard” Pirate Song is Available for Download.

Once again, the people at South Park Studios are giving more than they should give. This time the pirate song from “Fatbeard” is available for download.

Download The Pirate Song here.

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“Fatbeard” uncensored version will be available purchase starting April 25th, 2009 at Amazon.com and iTunes Store.

“Fatbeard” will be available for streaming again on May 23rd, 2009.

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Now Available

soutpark_season12

South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (Uncensored) DVD Set

South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (Uncensored) Blu-Ray Set

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Disclaimer

If you bought anything through Amazon link above, and I get some kickbacks.

“If you buy these DVD’s, I can buy a MacBook Pro” to paraphrase the great Robert Schimmel.

Images are courtesy of South Park Studios and Comedy Central.

iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 4 and iTunes 8.2

Some notes regarding iPhone OS 3.0 and iTunes 8.2:

  • Syncing notes requires Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later.
  • “Store” Settings is now working.
  • iPhone performance is much improved compared to Beta 3.

This begs the question: Is Mac OS X 10.5.7 about to be released?

More will be added as they surfaced.