I have typed out
this first sentence at least 20 times, so I’m confident there isn’t a way to
say “music is basically all I care about” without sounding like a melodramatic
6th grader. Yet, it’s pretty true. I’m one of the only people I know who still
buys CDs. I work at Hard Rock Café,
where I spend most of my time watching the music videos. When I match with someone on Tinder, the
first message I always send is “Top 5 favorite bands go” (So far, the ladies
have not been super receptive to this opener). The point is, music is a
priority.
Another favorite
pastime is telling people what I think (insert shameless link to my Twitter here).
It’s part of the reason I’m studying journalism at Temple University,
but it’s also why I started this blog.
When I first
started to pursue music journalism as a career, I noticed that I had to go to
dozens of different sites to get content on the various genres I prefer.
GenRegardless is my attempt to break away from that. Maybe a bit selfishly, I created GR so that I
could post music news and reviews that I care about, regardless of genre. From pop punk to hip-hop, hardcore to
bluegrass, this blog is a culmination of what’s going on in MY music world.
GenRegardless as
a concept dates back to my sophomore year of college, but it’s taken on a
couple forms since then. The GR logo has
graced a short-lived WordPress site, a tumblr, and of course a Facebook page,
but the site was put on the back burner as a result of work, classes, and my
pesky lack of motivation/self-esteem. GenRegardless has been resurrected yet
again, but this time there is an outside force that will not let me give
up. Sure, that outside force is a grade,
as this rebirth is thanks in part to my Blogging and Journalistic Branding
course, but nevertheless, I have no choice but to stick with it this time.
In the coming
months, I hope to shake off the rust and make the content of GenRegardless
better than ever. In the near future,
expect a preview and predictions for the upcoming Grammy Awards. However, future posts will include news and
commentary on events and musicians, as well as my favorite posts, reviews on
albums, singles, and performances. I’d
like to also get more comfortable with using video as a means of reviewing and
possibly starting a YouTube series, but we can cross that bridge when we get to
it.
The biggest
change I’m looking forward to is engaging with you, the reader. When I write a review, I present my opinions
in a way that portrays them as fact. I’m
supposed to be persuading you to agree with me, but nothing makes me happier
than an intelligent disagreement. My
goal with GenRegardless is the same for myself, to be immersed in music without
boundaries. My hope is that through the
help of the readers, I will be challenged to listen to and write about music
that I’ve never heard before, so that GenRegardless can truly live up to its
name.
Maybe someday
GenRegardless will be the next Rolling Stone or Pitchfork (two
favorites/inspirations of mine). For
now, it’ll serve as the ramblings of a music head running out of co-workers and
roommates to annoy with his thoughts on this month’s new albums.
And just in case
we never match on Tinder, my top 5 are The Allman Brothers Band, Kanye West,
Bob Dylan, Brand New, and Modest Mouse.
I must say that the first paragraph of your post made me LOL, very creative way to engage us readers. I really like your style and tone as an author. Bob Dylan and Kanye are always classics, but I'll admit I don't know the other three unless I heard a song and recognize it.
ReplyDeleteI love your passion behind music, you shouldn't write about something unless you're a firm believer in what you're saying. I can't wait to keep reading your take on things!
ReplyDeleteThis looks legit and your top 5 are definitely good choices. I interested to hear our take on music when it comes out.
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