by Alex P. Berg | Sep 12, 2013 | Metal, Music
This is another recurring feature here on this blog. Awesome Tracks will feature standout songs, mostly metal, that I just can’t seem to get enough of. These posts will be shorter than most, and will feature limited commentary by me about the song. And the inaugural...
by Alex P. Berg | Sep 12, 2013 | Science
I’ve made it clear that I’m interested in science, and that one of the things I’ll be doing around here is posting articles related to science. But that begs a question: Where are some good places to get science news? While many mainstream news sites will have...
by Alex P. Berg | Sep 12, 2013 | Thoughts on Writing
Lots of people want to be writers. Lots. But very few people actually bother to write anything, other than e-mails and work reports and boring things like that. Does that mean that writing is hard? Well, no, of course not. Anyone who is literate can do it. But it does...
by Alex P. Berg | Sep 11, 2013 | Dubstep, Music
Let’s talk about dubstep, shall we. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, no, dubstep is not some niche subgenre of heavy metal. It’s actually a niche subgenre of electronic dance music. It’s a relatively newer genre that grew out of breakbeat and...
by Alex P. Berg | Sep 11, 2013 | Metal, Music
It’s a good question, isn’t it? It’s one that metalheads and non-listeners alike have debated for decades. And there isn’t a good answer to it. So how do we define heavy metal? Are there specific rules we can use to measure a band’s ‘metalness’? Well, no,...