The Grand Beginning

YouTube - Skwisgaar Air Guitar

In the immortal (and hilarious) words of Skwisgaar Skwigelf, let's do this.

It's been a long time coming: my girlfriend has probably told me at least a dozen times "you know a lot about music! You should make your own website!" While I doubt my actually knowledge of music as a WHOLE stacks up favourably against someone whose living is made from music in one way or another, it got me thinking... I might as well write things down as I think them, instead of just ranting, raving and generally pontificating to anyone who will listen (including myself, if no one else is around).

But I digress.

This may take a long time to get running the way I envision it, but here's the low-down on this blog: I intend to make something of my observations of the state of modern music. To this end, I'll be reviewing bands on MySpace that I found particularly appealing, gear that grabs my interest, and posting pictures and video that I think people should watch for a lark.

For example:

This has GOT to be the coolest, most original idea for a Bass design I have ever seen.



As an aside, I will also be taking requests from anyone interested. This means that, WITHIN REASON, I will look up and school myself as best as possible on the topic you, the readers, provide and discuss it. This means, for example, I will surely take a look at a band or common instrument that you find interesting and tell you what I think.

This does NOT mean I will learn a whole new instrument, travel to a far corner of the Earth to find a band, or subject myself to some other ridicule to satisfy some queer (re: NOT homosexual, just weird) curiosity of yours - you can do those things yourself.

That said, let's join hands and step into this new territory together; that way, if I fall I can at least drag someone down with me.

- There are no final truths, only further inquiries