Michael Jackson Dead at 50 - His nose at 20

My initial reaction to hearing Michael Jackson died was "aw that's sad", but then I thought "Why should I be sad?". Any sadness was merely selfish. Thoughts of death and feeling how mortal I am. I was born in 1980 and now the gigantic pop start of that time has died, I must be old! Really heart warming empathic thoughts for him.. yeah right. In reality I didn't know him and I don't know his family, we didn't share moments of joy with each other. The only connection I ever had with Michael Jackson was me on a dance floor and him on a record. It's sad for his family and the children who claimed to have been molested by him (only for him to be acquitted). My hopes are he is at peace, no long fodder for the media freak that he later became, and that the children who accused him get some sort of closer from this as well. I think the biggest lesson to be learned here is: Parents don't beat your kids, don't verbally/mentally/emotionally/physically abuse them, over all just try as hard as you can not to f*** up your kids, 'cause they'll just turn in to bigger, weirder, sadder, creatures then you could have ever imagined! Oh and they'll might sell billions of records at the price of their privacy and sanity!

. . . Or maybe Michael is on a beach somewhere sipping a mojito with Tupac and Biggie!

Facebook vs. Myspace Music scene

For a while now I've been slowly moving all my vitural life over to facebook. For a few reasons, cleaner look, more friends perfer it to myspace, and less porno pop ups. But, there's one thing myspace has over Facebook. Their music pages. Maybe I'm simpled minded, infact I am, but I perfer to have one page for all my band needs! There are far too many options on facebook: You can be a fan, you can join their group and you can find their perosnal page. Plus I've already devoted years of "friending" bands on myspace that would take me forever to do again on facebook. I'm a huge fan of the Playlists on band page, no need to click to new sites to hear their songs or watch their videos. And Myspace has a whole page devoted to music so if you're in the mood to find something new you can brows around. However I don't appreciate every Bob dylan/John Lennon/Elvis wanna be friend requesting me claiming I'll love them becuase they we're influenced by the bands I like. Yeah you and everyone else with a guitar and backstage Betty dreams!

If KEXP was Food I'd be obese!

I'm such a nerd! I've been OD'ing on KEXP ever since I moved to Seattle from Los Angeles and sweet Mary and Joseph I still haven't had enough. If who ever is reading this isn't familar with this mind-blowing station check it out at KEXP.org. I've voluteered for their pledge drives, which I will listen to all day, I've help out at events, and I just applied online to be an intern. I'm a total KEXP whore, I'm so embarassed, but too whorey to quit! I want to have their baby, and I will name that baby KEXP. I want to be adpoted and live at the station. I used to bow down to the Gods of Left of Center, on Sirius radio, but I'm sorry my former love I have found another! And it's listener powered and better than you'll ever be! I still have mad respect for KCRW in LA, but they interup the music with world news for the better part of the day and my addiction can not take second place to the matters of the world, War shmowar, what does the new Mos Def sound like?

Confessions Of a Music Snob

Well, here I am 28 and just getting on the blogging tip. I must admit my home-schooled, dyslexic, illiterate self was a bit put off by blogging due to the sheer volume of words you'd have to produce. But in needing an outlet for my love of music this seemed to be a simple solution.

I can't sing, I can't write songs, I can't play a musical instrument to save my life, but I'm not ashamed to say I have AMAZING taste in music! And not in your "oh I love everything!" kind of way, I'll admit it's a far more obnoxious “my musical taste is better than yours” kind of way. Do I know how annoying that sounds? Yes! Am I apologetic for it? No! There are some things that I am humble about from head to toe, such as what is in between my head and toes! Or the fact that I know nothing about geography, couldn't tell you who was vice president 50 years ago, and if you'd like to talk religion well mine comes in the form of sweet rhythms the lyrics brought to life by amazing talented people! But my musical taste and my cooking are my two best attributes!


So, if geeking out on bands, songs, singers, song writers, albums, and music history is your thing, then welcome. . . my people!