Rock On, Tom Petty
April 26, 2008 | Musicology, Rantin' 'N' Ravin' | Comments [1]
“This is an emergency crisis we’re in. The entertainment media is affecting everything on the planet in a very negative way. I’m only interested in rock ‘n’ roll. Rock ‘n’ roll is a music that represents truth. Your TV channel has taken the word “rock” and knocked the “roll” off the end. You made rock this umbrella term for everything. That’s wrong. Shakira isn’t rock. These country artists with fur coats aren’t rock - or country. I offered a video to VH1 of my band playing in the studio and they don’t want to air it because it had musicians playing in it. They want some babe walking on the beach or whatever. I got turned onto this music by watching the Beatles and the Rolling Stones actually on TV playing their guitars. It completely took me over. When you can’t see musicians playing any more, I’m not interested any more.”
-Tom Petty to VH1
Source: VH1.com
Happy Times
April 2, 2008 | Musicology, Rantin' 'N' Ravin' | No Comments
Some songs just remind me of the good times. Normally, I’d ignore sappy or stupid ones, but sometimes, memories are linked tightly to songs. Case in point, Liz Phair’s somewhat forgettable song, Why Can’t I. I heard this song many a summer ago, during a time of rapid change and growth. The timing seemed uncanny back then, as I had just met this amazing girl who sparked me in a way that has yet to be replicated; suffice it to say, she was probably my first “serious” romantic interest. Summer love… gotta love it.
Anyhow, it just reminds me of how music can trigger so many feelings and emotions in humans. It’s powerful stuff, that’s for sure.
Introducing Musicology
April 1, 2008 | Carson McKay, Musicology | No Comments
A category for music, both original and remixes.