Internet phenoms are coming out of everywhere these days. Again, Andy taught me. The latest indie upstart set to be blasted on every blog and Facebook profile is Lana Del Rey. What seems as a reaction to all the online criticism of Lana for not being ‘authentic’, every sound on these remixes apart from Lana’s voice is completely synthetic.
We knew she was trouble, we knew she was absolutely no good when she slurred and stumbled into our hearts. She spit on fans, got into bar fights, a well-documented romance that made Bobby and Whitney look like Obama and Michelle, she had an undeniable drug and alcohol addiction, yet she still shimmied her way into our hearts. With 1950′s style mini-dresses and a beehive hair-do that seemed to be designed by God himself, Amy Winehouse was a train-wreck, but we still let her sing her way into our consciousness, be the soundtracks to love’s epiphanies and heartbreaks.
Jack White is the biggest chameleon in modern day rock and world. He has a higher catalog of side projects than most bands have actual albums. With the disbandment of The White Stripes, White’s true identity is a bit of a mystery. Will he carry on as a nomad jumping from band to band or will he stick with one of the bands that he created. Whatever he decides to do, what won’t be lost is Jack White’s blues-y soul.
My newest interest has been blues music. It’s not that I haven’t listened to it before, it’s just that now I’m interested in the actual artists and their playing styles. Featured blogger Ben Carson talks The Black Keys & Blues.
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