Friday, May 18, 2012

Bamboozle!

The Bamboozle Hits AP This Weekend

Yesterday, as I drove CoolDaughter #1 to the pool, I heard "Somebody That I Used To Know" for the first time ever.  I don't even really remember the chorus.  That reminded me that there's a whole world of hugely popular music out there of which I know nothing.

With the exceptions of the super-huge bands like Foo Fighters and Bon Jovi or the borderline indie bands like The Gaslight Anthem, that's pretty much where I'm at with the acts at Bamboozle.  I'm not making a criticism here.  I've just never heard a single thing that Skrillex has ever done, and he was just named as one of the world's 100 richest celebrities by Forbes magazine.  Kind of puts into perspective the impact that all of the mindie music I'm so into has on the industry.  It also highlights the way that the Internet allows us all to live in our own little worlds, where our opinions on music or politics seem so important, while the truth is... different.

I've already got a full weekend pass to the I'll Be Your Mirror event happening in Asbury in the fall.  All the blogs I read will be ablaze with news and photos from those shows, and I'll probably have plenty to post about myself.

For now, though, it's Friday night.

Rock on...



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