HARPER'S ISLAND

I spent few evenings watching CBS horror thriller/mystery show called HAPRER'S ISLAND having been encouraged by some good reviews praising show's climate and screenwriting. The show is definitely difficult to follow during the first few episodes as the tempo and action was rather slow. It got better with 4th or 5th episode when the characters were subjected to some really creepy and violent acts of terror. There were some truly breathtaking twists of action and the writing got better and better with every single episode. Again with the 10th episode or so the show both action- and writing-wise went downward and several times I was almost intimidated by the stupidity of some of the scenes included. All in all I wouldn't consider watching 13 episodes a waste of time as I was really looking forward to seeing who the murderer was and as it turned out the show ended up on a happy note but the amount of corpses left on the island is beyond belief. So go ahead, buy the officially released DVD or watch it here and you probably won't regret it.

"The Whirlwind" trailer

This here trailer of Transatlantic new effort "The Whirlwind" looks amazing and the only thing left is to be patient and wait for its' late October release.

OMG !!! How The Hell Is That Possible ???

Polish Prog Rock at its best - Quidam "Sanktuarium"

The incredible Polish band Quidam from way back in 90's during Baja Prog Rock Festival in Mexico with dreamlike Emilia Derkowska (Trzecia Godzina Dnia) on vocal.

Two Amazing Movies From Two Of My Favorite Directors Coming Soon

Here are the official trailers of two movies I'm dying to see during the next few months.

Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND





and


Terry Gilliam's THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

GUITAR CIRCLE OF POLAND performance

An unexpected visit from my dear old friend Jacek last week resulted in an unforgettable evening spent in his flat among some of my friends I haven't seen for ages. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Jacek for several years now is taking part in The League of Crafty Guitarists courses for young guitarists organised across Europe. He's a brilliant guitarist and I have had a privilege to listen to him practicing and playing always having goose bumps because of it. On his last visit to Tychy he and his three friends from the same guitar course decided to give a very intimate and private performance to a handful of his friends among whom was I and Caroline. We were invited to participate in this performance on Sunday, August 16th. I was thrilled to be able to talk to Magda, Lemur, Łysy and others as we haven't seen each other for quite some time by then. We sat on the sofas, floor, armchairs and so on and with only small light in the corner of the room the performance commenced with typical League number called Circulation I, four acoustic guitars playing complex, intricate and laborious compositions made a great impression on us - listeners and we enjoyed the concert a great deal. Among other compositions played that evening was boys' own piece of music called "Altana" as well as several other incantations of Circulation and another League number called "Asturias". It was magical, inspired and intriguing. Thank you Jacek and hopefully we'll be able to relive the experience someday in the future.

Zappa Plays Zappa Featuring Mike Portnoy - Beacon Theater, NYC 8/9/09

Zappa Plays Zappa joined by one of my favourite drummers of all time - Mike Portnoy several days ago during one of Progressive Nation dates in New York.

the one in which tjrael has become www.progarchives.com reviewer

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It's been six months

It's been six months of happiness
fulfillment
pride
joy
passion
sweet awaiting
appreciation
peace
security
and
love

the whole life's upon us

Thank you Honey

Porcupine Tree - Way out of Here

The video is dedicated to Arielle Daniel, a girl who was killed by a train in November 12, 2005, at the age of seventeen, together with a friend of her, Heather Bates, who was fourteen years old. Arielle was a big Porcupine Tree fan who founded the band’s MySpace Group. The accident occurred when the girls were taking photos on the rails. Both were from Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

Out at the train tracks
I dream of escape
But a song comes onto my iPod
And I realize it's getting late

I can't take the staring
And the sympathy
And I don't like the questions,
"How do you feel?
How's it going in school?
Do you want to talk about it?"

Way out, way out of here
Fade out, fade out, vanish

And I'm trying to forget you
And I know that I will
In a thousand years
Or maybe a week

Burn all your pictures
Cut out your face
The shutters are down
And the curtains are closed
And I've covered my tracks
Disposed of the car

And I'm trying to forget
Even your name
And the way that you look
When you're sleeping, dreaming of this...

Way out, way out of here
Fade out, fade out, vanish