The American Rapper Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., better known as Lil Wayne, has become a household name is his genre. Lil Wayne's is no stranger to success as he has performed and recorded with the likes of Nicki Minaj and Drake, and his most recent album, Tha Carter IV sold 964,000 copies during its 1st week on sale. Despite his successful efforts, I do have one thing to say to Lil Wayne: Put Down that Guitar Immediately. Has anyone seen Lil Wayne play the guitar? Mr. Carter needs to stop treating that axe like a fashion accessory. Guitars are for playing, damnit!
On the topic of keeping Rock and Rap separate, Fred Durst is just as guilty of deplorable musicianship. I thank higher powers that Limp Bizkit is done for. I think Shred Durst has got this guitar playing thing more under control.
Who the &#*% Listens to this?!
-Greg
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
What happened to Rap!
It’s time to face the facts good mainstream rap died in the 90’s. The image style and sound of struggling to climb the social ladder, and remembrances of living in poverty is long gone. Instead it is replaced by the new school. Rappers such as drake, Nikki Manaj, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and Kanye West who command the stage rapping about fast women, cars, living the good life, and blowing money on extravagant parties. Even many old school rappers like Snoop Dog and Eminem reinvented their image to keep up with the new social demands set forth by these spoiled 00’s babies. I’m not saying the subject matter is at fault. But in times of hardship the music of that generation should mirror the events of the time. The world is witnessing hardship in every aspect of life and the only subject that seems to be popular is rapping about how much money you have and how easy you can steal your audiences’ girls’ cars and money. Todays “artists” are spitting in the face of their audience and they are eating it up. Afro punk blogs about what happened to intelligent rap music bashing: Drake, Nas, Jay-z and Little Wayne, stating “Well honestly I scoff when I see t shirts that say hip hop is dead really. It does live in all the rock bands that have allocated our style and way of doing lyrics and also all the aforementioned folks I might have l sound angry about did what hip hop did best, grow, assimilate hit a new stride. This is why it lives. The music for me still lives in kids ten years younger than me who can listen to whatever is big now but know the furious five.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Pop Punk's Not Dead!
From The Pixies to New Found Glory, Pop Punk has had a wide array of artists over the years. The genre is very broad and the new scene has killed the old. Or has it?
The early 90's had The Pixies, Sonic Youth, and Nirvana. Later on we were brought Greenday, The Offspring and Blink 182 which was the start of today's Pop Punk. Late 90's, early 2000's we were brought New Found Glory, Mest, Goldfinger, The Ataris, Reliant K, Sum 41, Hit The Lights and Yellowcard. This was the prime era of Pop Punk. The mosh-pits and the stage diving was the epitimy of Pop Punk. These were the golden High School days where music ran our worlds. Pop Punk was alive and well.
Today's music scene has ruined music for everyone. Not only is music now intertwined with children and Disney, such as The Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus, but "Pop Punk" has changed. Today's Pop Punk bands such as All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Boys Like Girls, Hey Monday, and Paramore have ruined music. These bands don't write their own songs, have bright flashy pink t-shirts and background synth that kills the whole song. What happened to real pop punk? There should be a different genre for this music because Pop Punk is a legacy.
Once you hit rock bottom, the only place you can go is up. Real Pop Punk music has come back and taken over once again! New Found Glory is still alive and kicking while Blink 182 has made a come back with a new album. Unfortunately some of those bands will not come back, but new bands have arrived! Set Your Goals, The Wonder Years, Man Overboard and Four Year Strong have brought Pop Punk back. Pop Punk will never be dead as long as there is crappy music to outdo.
Why Is Anybody Listening To This (new crap!)?
- John
The early 90's had The Pixies, Sonic Youth, and Nirvana. Later on we were brought Greenday, The Offspring and Blink 182 which was the start of today's Pop Punk. Late 90's, early 2000's we were brought New Found Glory, Mest, Goldfinger, The Ataris, Reliant K, Sum 41, Hit The Lights and Yellowcard. This was the prime era of Pop Punk. The mosh-pits and the stage diving was the epitimy of Pop Punk. These were the golden High School days where music ran our worlds. Pop Punk was alive and well.
Today's music scene has ruined music for everyone. Not only is music now intertwined with children and Disney, such as The Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus, but "Pop Punk" has changed. Today's Pop Punk bands such as All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Boys Like Girls, Hey Monday, and Paramore have ruined music. These bands don't write their own songs, have bright flashy pink t-shirts and background synth that kills the whole song. What happened to real pop punk? There should be a different genre for this music because Pop Punk is a legacy.
Once you hit rock bottom, the only place you can go is up. Real Pop Punk music has come back and taken over once again! New Found Glory is still alive and kicking while Blink 182 has made a come back with a new album. Unfortunately some of those bands will not come back, but new bands have arrived! Set Your Goals, The Wonder Years, Man Overboard and Four Year Strong have brought Pop Punk back. Pop Punk will never be dead as long as there is crappy music to outdo.
Why Is Anybody Listening To This (new crap!)?
- John
Monday, October 24, 2011
Victory Records, You are a Joke.
Victory Records is a well known record label, most revered for their support of A Day to Remember (whom I happen to think is an enjoyable listen for the most part).
However, Victory Records... well... have you heard the other acts that they've signed as of late?
Epitomizing terrible scene styling, and even more miserable music, Design the Skyline may perhaps be the worst band I have ever heard.
With a great disconnect from song structure and intelligent lyrics, we have These Hearts. I'll allow you to make your own judgments...
Can we get a few people to e-mail Victory and ask if they're serious or not?
Who the &#*% Listens to this?!
-Greg
However, Victory Records... well... have you heard the other acts that they've signed as of late?
Epitomizing terrible scene styling, and even more miserable music, Design the Skyline may perhaps be the worst band I have ever heard.
With a great disconnect from song structure and intelligent lyrics, we have These Hearts. I'll allow you to make your own judgments...
Can we get a few people to e-mail Victory and ask if they're serious or not?
Who the &#*% Listens to this?!
-Greg
Friday, October 21, 2011
No Skill for Skrill
Remember when you were little and you played with your gameboy or nintendo and just HAD to turn the sound down because it was annoying? That is kinda what Skrillex is like. People actually call this crap music? It honestly sounds like beeps and boops from an Atari system.
Skrillex started out as the singer of the pop punk band "From First To Last" but after throat surgery he took a different route. Using his real name, Sonny Moore would do solo shows with just himself and a harp player. It gets weirder. He goes on hiatus for a few years and comes back with the sides of his head shaved as Skrillex.
Dub step is taking over and it is killing real music. The only people who listen to this music are at his shows where they can pop some ecstasy and dance like idiots. This crap actually sells out major halls and clubs too!? I must be doing something wrong because I can make music like this with a gameboy and a computer. Can you actually buy a cd of this music? Where would you listen to it, in your car on the way to work? I don't think so!
Why is anybody listening to this?!
- John
Skrillex started out as the singer of the pop punk band "From First To Last" but after throat surgery he took a different route. Using his real name, Sonny Moore would do solo shows with just himself and a harp player. It gets weirder. He goes on hiatus for a few years and comes back with the sides of his head shaved as Skrillex.
Dub step is taking over and it is killing real music. The only people who listen to this music are at his shows where they can pop some ecstasy and dance like idiots. This crap actually sells out major halls and clubs too!? I must be doing something wrong because I can make music like this with a gameboy and a computer. Can you actually buy a cd of this music? Where would you listen to it, in your car on the way to work? I don't think so!
Why is anybody listening to this?!
- John
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
WTF EMU!
You wanna know what grinds my gears? The EMO culture what happened to you? You originated from the mid-1980’s hardcore punk movement, calling yourself emotional hardcore, which was cool but around the early 90’s you shifted to over the top lyrics about feelings wedded to dramatic punk music. Like all music scenes Emo has various offshoots- from Screamo, which sounds like punk! To Emo pop which focal points are high pitched melodies and lyrics concerning heart-break, break-ups, and adolescent “relationships.” Who the hell listens to this?
People (guys) who wear ultra-tight slim fit jeans making you ask the question how do they fit the package in there, to males wearing thick black eyeliner, Sounds similar to the Goth! I say emu because that is what Emo culture reminds me of, an EMU, a giant bird that can’t fly. It tries to be a gothic vulture but falls short burring its head in the ground when dangers near.
-Adrian
Monday, October 17, 2011
What the &@%# happened to Guns N' Roses?!?
Guns N' Roses is known by many as one of the most influential and popular 80's metal bands that have ever existed. Appetite for Destruction, released in 1987, went 18x platinum, and comprised iconic tunes that nearly every rocker 'round the world knows the words to. Axl Rose, lead singer, fueled many intra-band confrontations that began to tear Guns 'N Roses apart. After the departure of Slash, the band's lead guitarist, the band commenced its steady decline.
After watching Guns N' Roses performance at the 2011 Rock in Rio in Brazil, I am at a loss for words... or maybe I'm not....
Axl's breathing is comparable to someone suffering with emphysema on their death bed; he can't carry a note for longer than two seconds. On a related note, his pitch isn't much better. Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal apparently lacks the power of the force, as his Clone Trooper mask wasn't doing much for his image, let alone his playing of the botched guitar solo in the song.
Compare the above abomination to this performance live from The Ritz in 1988. 'Nuff said.
Ridiculous garb aside, Guns N' Roses's performance of "Welcome to the Jungle" was possibly one of the poorest interpretations of a metal classic that I have ever heard in my life. Hell, I've seen tribute band performances that blew that disgraceful excuse for a live show out of the water.
Why Is Anybody Listening to this?
Greg T.
After watching Guns N' Roses performance at the 2011 Rock in Rio in Brazil, I am at a loss for words... or maybe I'm not....
Axl's breathing is comparable to someone suffering with emphysema on their death bed; he can't carry a note for longer than two seconds. On a related note, his pitch isn't much better. Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal apparently lacks the power of the force, as his Clone Trooper mask wasn't doing much for his image, let alone his playing of the botched guitar solo in the song.
Compare the above abomination to this performance live from The Ritz in 1988. 'Nuff said.
Ridiculous garb aside, Guns N' Roses's performance of "Welcome to the Jungle" was possibly one of the poorest interpretations of a metal classic that I have ever heard in my life. Hell, I've seen tribute band performances that blew that disgraceful excuse for a live show out of the water.
Why Is Anybody Listening to this?
Greg T.
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