That was horrid Timber Wolf.
Anyways I wanted to say three things.
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First a few new songs currently wearing out the battery of my iPod:
Hot Toddies: HTML
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Zof45sOgVV0
Ting Tings: That's Not My Name
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GF5wvycotuo
Ting Tings: Shut Up and Let Me Go
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8r23cm7bL9E
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Next, is it just me or has anyone else noticed the new fad of indie musicians covering modern pop songs? Usually dropping the tempo down alarmingly which causes them to have a bit of a haunted feel. A few examples that I like:
Yael Naim covering Spears' "Toxic":
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ETh0Kfxk2BY
Mechanical Bride covering Rhianna's "Umbrella":
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YS1AacqCt-o
Obviously neither of these are official artist videos but the sound quality was fair enough.
I know people have been doing this for years but it seems far more prevalent recently. Any thoughts?
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Okay finally a little rant of mine. I hate that its become so damn fashionable to like bands that no one's ever heard of. This normally wouldn't be a bad thing but its gotten to the point where talent no longer is a factor in it. The more obscure and quirky the band and the fewer people that know of them the better. Now when I go on a music sharing website I have to wade through a slew of garbage that I'd rather have never heard, hoping to find a diamond in the rough. I'm not saying people shouldn't like indie, I just wish more people would like it because they like the actual music and not because they want their high school buddies to think they're cool when they show them their iPod collection.
Its ridiculous to stop liking someone's music because they made an appearance on The Late Show or because they finally got some play on the radio. Friggen' Indie-Prep-Brats need to grow up and not care what others think about their own tastes in music. Maybe if they stopped paying attention to what their friends think and started paying attention to what they're listening to they'd have an iPod with a couple hundred songs they actually like to listen to instead of one with 5,000 songs, some they can't stand more than a few seconds of but are cool because of how obscure they are.
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