1/18/2011

You loved sunset strip when it sparkled









 You grew up and it sparkled. 

Retro nature







Pretty little things











The 90's

I thank my lucky star every day I was a 90s baby , because say I was born ten years later I can honestly say I wouldn't feel the same way about music. By no means was this the decade of the BEST music because of course it still had your typical boy bands and groups of chicks who think that a really annoying voice and a nearly naked body will gain them respect in the music industry. I am talking about the timeless alternative rock round. We had Third eye blind who's music eloquently told stories of urban decay but there sound was always different than what you'd expect it to be when knowing the actual meaning behind it, which I believe is part of their allure. Along with Oasis , Matchbox 20 , The cranberries ,The red Hot chili peppers with their unmistakable sound, The counting crow, U2 and obviously gaining momentum Coldplay. The amount of single female artists was absurd as well , Alanis and Sarah Mclaughlin could still stand alone today. The point is , I feel sorry for the kids today who have to grow up to the likes of Justin Bieber , who's lyrics lack a soul. I've already establishment my musical identity and the 90's were the greatest platform I could possibly have received

1/16/2011

Artistic inspiration

Andy Warhol :World Icon
Great example of a multi-media artist.
"If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me, and there I am. There's nothing behind it."His art says all there is to know about him






"An artist is someone who creates something that people don't need to have"

Indie kids

For a true music guru , nothing is more irritating than when a song by a artist you've followed for years,  comes on a mainstream radio station. You openly cause a scene actually. The even more annoying part is when one of your musically challenged friends downloads ONE song by your a artist to which you've been a loyal fan ( who can recite every lyric to almost every song) , and then they act like they love them. If this doesn't apply to you , then well , you're a mainstream junky. 




"I will never sign to a major record label again. If, by some mega fluke, a record of mine looked like it might break big, I'd try and do it via an indie or somehow license it. I'm not having my music owned by those corporate bastards again."Malcolm Wilson
Why ? Because corporate labels have been mutilating music for years , it's about what can sell, not about the integrity of the music. Remember when Train didn't suck ? Perfect example of playing into the mainstream pop scene.