So I’ve been working the AM shift at Borders for almost a month now. Not too bad a job. I’ve had better, but I’ve had worse. However my college isn’t going to much use but at least the shit-work will gain me more focus than watching TV all the time did. Anyway, Borders is a place where snobs, weather they be into poetry, film, music or just plain assholes, Borders is their place to be employed for $7.25 and hour ($7.50 down town where that extra 25 cents is supposed to cover our parking), yet still feel mightier than the general populous.
Anyway, while shelving the racks and racks of Enya and Kid Rock cd’s, the subject of music often comes up. Now anyone who’s ever read any other blog update of mine or knows me at all is aware that I am very opinioned about music, and weather it’s AFI or Warren Zevon, I gots at least 2 cents to chip in. So I participate in the routine “so-and-so who we got 900 copies of this week sucks,” conversation but I don’t really participate in the conversations on who’s new and good because my opinions in the matter differ from my coworkers. That being because a lot of them listen to boring dribble that is considered all the rage these but I’m not really a fan of at all. Often, someone will start talking about some band who I’ve heard of but haven’t heard is amazing So I’ll ask what they sound like, and more often than not the person won’t be sure how to describe it and then will pull the textbook album review answer out of their ass and make it apparent that they don’t really know what it is they appreciate about the artist other than the fact that their peers think they’re cool.
The other day some one was describing some band as “no-wave.” This didn’t give me much input because I subscribe to Alternative Press and Spin and am familiar will bullshit terminology like “screamo” and the like, so describing something using the same illogical adjective I’ve heard used in the past does nothing more than show me that we read the same articles, just that I decide to make my own decision on weather something is good or not, instead of believing the hype. So, I ask what “no-wave” means, because new-wave meant a new movement, or “wave” if you will in music. However “no-wave” only implies that no music is being played at all. So this co-worker describes this musical sub-sub-sub-category as being similar to the band Wire. It’s at this point I’m come to the conclusion that this individual has no idea what their talking about because they’ve once again quoted a magazine article with the Wire reference, and the aforementioned band reached the plateau of it’s career as part of the new-wave era. Someone else told me about this band The Bronx, who were on Rolling Stone’s hot list before they’d even gotten an album out, and said they were like no one else they’d ever heard and are the most original thing out there now. I checked out the CD and it sounds like Spencer Moody from the Murder City Devils singing for Zeke. So much for originality. So it’s apparent that these people like what they’re told to like because they have no idea what it is they like.
Someone else was going off on the genius of 60’s-70’s shit like the Velvet Underground and Can, two very boring and pretentious bands who I can somewhat respect but are completely uninteresting to me. However, being that assholes like the guys in Mars Volta who prefer to not share any similar interests with any of their fans at all praise this shit so the kids decide it’s good before even hearing it. These kids. These same kids wear scarves in San Diego and shell out $200 for diesel jeans. Yet these same kids go off on people who fall for mass marketing and commercial advertising making decisions for people and how these kids are so much smarter than the general populous because they’re individuals. Well kids, I gots news; YOU’RE JUST AS BIG OF TOOLS AS THE SOCIETY YOU LOOK DOWN UPON AND LET YOUR ELITIST PEERS MAKE YOUR DECISIONS FOR YOU!
So I’ve come to my own conclusion; if this is what’s supposed to be hip, listing to boring shitty music, wearing overpriced, uncomfortable clothes and wearing East Coast Winter wear in Southern California during the non-winter months, than I don’t want to be hip. Sure, I like things on the outside of the mainstream because a lot of it is good. But I’m not going to like something because others think it’s good. I’ll like it because I think it’s good. So I’ll just wear my GAP jeans Josh gave me for free, my Less Than Jake shirt that came free with the album and I’ll listen to Green Day and Sum 41 because I like their albums. I’ll vote for Gorge W. Bush if I agree with his politics, despite what anyone who’s music I like says and I’ll go see the moves I like or not go see the movies I don’t like despite if it’s indie or not. Fuck the scenesters. They’re the poseurs. At least I like what I like and I’m not afraid to say something sucks. So you can go ahead and look down on me, at least I can buy lunch or wipe my ass or enjoy an album I like with out the approval of the cool kids. So be yourself. Like what your like and don’t be ashamed if people (even me) don’t think it’s cool to like that music. And for the love of the good Lord, don’t pretend to like something that you just aren’t feelin’, and don’t be afraid to admit to yourself that something sucks. Lord knows I don’t.
Playlist
Ryan Adams- lloR N kcoR
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog-Come Poop With Me
Alkaline Trio-Goddammit
Five Iron Frenzy-Cheeses of Nazareth and The End is Near
Cave In-Antenna
Strokes-Room on Fire
Run DMC-Ultimate Hits
Other Awesome Things
Elf, starring Will Ferrell-a kids movie you can get drunk to
Tenacious D; The Complete Masterworks- I met my doppelganger. And he was cool.
Spike Jonze; The work of the Director- Even wonder what happened to Fat Lip?
AFI; RIMAC Arena 11/1/03- Fucking Amazing! Finally, a major label band who’s using their money to improve their show without becoming egomaniacal jerks.
Being able to fit into the Active button up I got back in May-assurance of progress.
Anyway, while shelving the racks and racks of Enya and Kid Rock cd’s, the subject of music often comes up. Now anyone who’s ever read any other blog update of mine or knows me at all is aware that I am very opinioned about music, and weather it’s AFI or Warren Zevon, I gots at least 2 cents to chip in. So I participate in the routine “so-and-so who we got 900 copies of this week sucks,” conversation but I don’t really participate in the conversations on who’s new and good because my opinions in the matter differ from my coworkers. That being because a lot of them listen to boring dribble that is considered all the rage these but I’m not really a fan of at all. Often, someone will start talking about some band who I’ve heard of but haven’t heard is amazing So I’ll ask what they sound like, and more often than not the person won’t be sure how to describe it and then will pull the textbook album review answer out of their ass and make it apparent that they don’t really know what it is they appreciate about the artist other than the fact that their peers think they’re cool.
The other day some one was describing some band as “no-wave.” This didn’t give me much input because I subscribe to Alternative Press and Spin and am familiar will bullshit terminology like “screamo” and the like, so describing something using the same illogical adjective I’ve heard used in the past does nothing more than show me that we read the same articles, just that I decide to make my own decision on weather something is good or not, instead of believing the hype. So, I ask what “no-wave” means, because new-wave meant a new movement, or “wave” if you will in music. However “no-wave” only implies that no music is being played at all. So this co-worker describes this musical sub-sub-sub-category as being similar to the band Wire. It’s at this point I’m come to the conclusion that this individual has no idea what their talking about because they’ve once again quoted a magazine article with the Wire reference, and the aforementioned band reached the plateau of it’s career as part of the new-wave era. Someone else told me about this band The Bronx, who were on Rolling Stone’s hot list before they’d even gotten an album out, and said they were like no one else they’d ever heard and are the most original thing out there now. I checked out the CD and it sounds like Spencer Moody from the Murder City Devils singing for Zeke. So much for originality. So it’s apparent that these people like what they’re told to like because they have no idea what it is they like.
Someone else was going off on the genius of 60’s-70’s shit like the Velvet Underground and Can, two very boring and pretentious bands who I can somewhat respect but are completely uninteresting to me. However, being that assholes like the guys in Mars Volta who prefer to not share any similar interests with any of their fans at all praise this shit so the kids decide it’s good before even hearing it. These kids. These same kids wear scarves in San Diego and shell out $200 for diesel jeans. Yet these same kids go off on people who fall for mass marketing and commercial advertising making decisions for people and how these kids are so much smarter than the general populous because they’re individuals. Well kids, I gots news; YOU’RE JUST AS BIG OF TOOLS AS THE SOCIETY YOU LOOK DOWN UPON AND LET YOUR ELITIST PEERS MAKE YOUR DECISIONS FOR YOU!
So I’ve come to my own conclusion; if this is what’s supposed to be hip, listing to boring shitty music, wearing overpriced, uncomfortable clothes and wearing East Coast Winter wear in Southern California during the non-winter months, than I don’t want to be hip. Sure, I like things on the outside of the mainstream because a lot of it is good. But I’m not going to like something because others think it’s good. I’ll like it because I think it’s good. So I’ll just wear my GAP jeans Josh gave me for free, my Less Than Jake shirt that came free with the album and I’ll listen to Green Day and Sum 41 because I like their albums. I’ll vote for Gorge W. Bush if I agree with his politics, despite what anyone who’s music I like says and I’ll go see the moves I like or not go see the movies I don’t like despite if it’s indie or not. Fuck the scenesters. They’re the poseurs. At least I like what I like and I’m not afraid to say something sucks. So you can go ahead and look down on me, at least I can buy lunch or wipe my ass or enjoy an album I like with out the approval of the cool kids. So be yourself. Like what your like and don’t be ashamed if people (even me) don’t think it’s cool to like that music. And for the love of the good Lord, don’t pretend to like something that you just aren’t feelin’, and don’t be afraid to admit to yourself that something sucks. Lord knows I don’t.
Playlist
Ryan Adams- lloR N kcoR
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog-Come Poop With Me
Alkaline Trio-Goddammit
Five Iron Frenzy-Cheeses of Nazareth and The End is Near
Cave In-Antenna
Strokes-Room on Fire
Run DMC-Ultimate Hits
Other Awesome Things
Elf, starring Will Ferrell-a kids movie you can get drunk to
Tenacious D; The Complete Masterworks- I met my doppelganger. And he was cool.
Spike Jonze; The work of the Director- Even wonder what happened to Fat Lip?
AFI; RIMAC Arena 11/1/03- Fucking Amazing! Finally, a major label band who’s using their money to improve their show without becoming egomaniacal jerks.
Being able to fit into the Active button up I got back in May-assurance of progress.
