Friday Musings

• There are a lot of good music magazines out there, they are just not published in the states. You can get them by subscription though.
• Fuse will stream select parts of Metallica's Orion fest this weekend, including a recently confirmed performance by Modest Mouse. This link covers it in a nutshell and leads you to other Fuse links.
• In the wake of the stage collapse and the tragic death of Scott Johnson, Radiohead has postponed their upcoming European dates. Their lighting system and backline were severely damaged as part of the accident in addition to dealing with the death of their drum tech.
• The current Maiden tour has kicked off and the set list looks pretty freaking awesome: Moonchild, Can I Play With Madness, The Prisoner, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Afraid to Shoot Strangers, The Trooper, The Number of the Beast, Phantom of the Opera, Run to the Hills, Wasted Years, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, The Clairvoyant, Fear of the Dark, Iron Maiden, Aces High, The Evil That Men Do and Running Free. Unfortunately Alice Cooper will not be on the bill in Dallas-I have noticed that Maiden likes to end their US tours in the Texas area. The Dallas date is the second to last on the itinerary, followed by Houston.
• Queensryche and Geoff Tate have officially parted ways, I am just not sure if they will perform as Queensryche or Rising West?