The idea of this whole thing was created after listening to Little Steven Van Zandt's Underground Garage for quite some time now. There is so much music o
ut there that just isn't being discussed that really needs to be. The airwaves are being ruled by "rock" bands like Fall Out Boy, The Used, Boys Like Girls and Amber Pacific and pop artists Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, and countless other artists who got their start through television stations like the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. There are some artists out there that are forgotten or entirely undiscovered by the masses that are truly deserving of selling out arenas and other large concert halls.
Bruce Springsteen's latest release was actually semi-banned from being played on any Clear Channel radio stations, probably due to politics or some other random reasons. It doesn't just stop at Bruce Springsteen, a lot of classic artists who hit it big in the sixties and seventies no longer get much airplay on classic rock radio, because it's not truly classic rock, yet it doesn't get onto modern rock stations, because the musicians sound/are way too old. Aging rockers, trying to stay relevant are being turned away by their original crusaders as well as their "fans" who only want to hear their old hits. The only way for many to be turned on to their new music is almost on accident. Older artists are being disenfranchised on a daily base by a discriminating radio conglomerate and fans who just don't care.
The radio doesn't just discriminate against older artists, newer artists who don't fit the mold get ostracized too. Most of the artists that hit it big anymore all tend to look the same or sound the same. Who's to blame them? They know what sells, but that also leads for music that's cookie-cutter like. It doesn't create room for very much inovation or even mild creativity. People who don't look further than the radio don't get a full spectrum of music that they would if they looked further.
This blog will focus on all kinds of different music, mostly those that are forgotten and undiscovered, but it will go around to some of my favorite artists like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, Jack White, Radiohead, and others. Now, I'm just one person, so I certainly won't be able to discover every band on the New York underground nor will I be able to remember every artist that never managed to regain their original popularity. So, if you have anything or anyone you want me to listen to, please tell me. I'm always open to new music. Well, I hope you guys read and enjoy the music.
Now there's one thing I want to know...
Is there anybody alive out there!
-Chris
