A music critic? Hardly.

This *ahem* "'Blog'" as the hip-kids like to call it, is a kind of expirament for me. I'm not exactly sure what I hope to accomplish... But it isn't exactly directionless, either.

On the surface, it's really just a way to organize my thoughts. In paticular, my thoughts on music. But do I want to make an attempt at genuine critiquing? I don't think I could do so and feel honest about it. I don't attend concerts (but not as a rule). I'm barely a musician (I play a guitar, but very poorly). I know very little about the industry on a commercial level... I have so many other things to worry about in my personal life to keep up with, that I just don't have the energy to stay so keenly interested in every single band reaching some minute level of noteriety.

That isn't to say that music is not important to me. 'Love' is a big word to me, and I try not to throw it around lightly. I make note of that becuase I want to convey my full meaning when I say this; That I love music. I spend a fair amount of time looking for new, exciting bands... iTunes is the preferable method used to track down my quarry, but I'm certainly not above rummaging the bins at local record shops, or even buying a brand spanking new plastic-covered album at, oh, let's say 'Wal-Mart', just to be controversial.

I don't let good songs pass me by, and I do not let my tastes narrow based on the whims of popularity or age. Matthew Sweet gathers as much playtime on my list as Jefferson Starship and Twisted Sister. I once had the 'Ghostbusters' Theme song follow Imogen Heap's 'Hide & Seek'. Ever heard of The Concretes? Camera Obscura? Royksopp? Do you remember Lit, or Sugarcult? Throw in a Beatles song or two and you've got a pretty good road trip mix, methinks!

I think what I'm trying to convey is that I'm not a elitist. But you will find that my tastes jump all over the place, and that's something I'm proud of. Some stuff that people who are not your grandmother could only ever enjoy ironically I will play over and over again (though fans of irony will find my comments on certain artists amusing).

I won't always be up on the newest or most trendy stuff. But, hey, I've got something to say about what I do listen to. If you read this blog, I hope you find something you hadn't heard before that you'll like - or hate - and that you'll leave a recomendation in your comments of a song or band that I might not be familar with. I'm always interested in checking out stuff thats new, or new to me.

Still-thinking-of-a-clever-way-to -sign-off,
Niqorasu