My ears are going.

I just wanted to rant a little about how I never hear any good music anymore. Radio has truly become a wasteland. I spend most of my time listening to NPR these days. American Idol and Rockband, although enjoyable for their quirks, just bring the artistry down even further. And honestly, all the cool friends I used to have that listened to cool music. I don't know those people anymore. People in California are just comfortable with music not being that essential.

And the music industry churns out bad stuff and kills itself and doesn't even realize it. Just stuff to fill the ears and not offend or leave any impression. But here is what really gets me. If someone does have an original song or an original idea, the music industry goes out of its way to beat it into the ground.

Three ways. First they over expose it putting it on every station, so you can't help but hear it until it makes you want to vomit. Second, they find as many poor imitations as they can and put them out, to make the original artist, not look so original. Three, they let celebutards make music. (Okay, this last one is mostly a matter of taste.) According to what I've recently read, there is new software out three that makes singers better than they actually are. It modulates music so each note sung is pefectly on pitch. Rockband aside, anyone can be a star as long as they can carry the image. Really, in the long run, this isn't good for the music industry.

And a little sidenote that is not 25 things about me. First rock concert was the Who on their 25th anniversary tour. Best concert I've been to, Vienna Teng. It was a small intimate venue for a talented Asian American piano player. What's not to like. Last concert silver haired Billy Joel for Wifey's birthday a while back.