the Genre Fiasco.

remember when genres of music used to be quite plain and simple?
you had your jazz, you had your pop, you had your rock, you had your country, you had your rap, folk, classical, dance, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...

nowadays, though...oh my.
it seems that the list of sub-genres in the music industry keep getting longer and longer nd longer every single day.
it seems that almost every hour there is a new type of music being fused with other genres to make way to new sub-genres.

it may be getting a wee bit out of hand, perhaps?
i can understand bands that would like to be categorized as being different from others - especially, when they want to differentiate/disassociate

their sounds from other bands.

let us look at an example, shall we, to try to put this into some sort of perspective.
say, a new band comes into play...and they have to describe their sound. let's say that they would fall under the rock category.
now, what other category would they also be put under?
rock-pop? punk rock? country rock? electro-rock? prog rock? indie rock? classic rock? glam rock? soft rock?

or say they were a jazz group. what kind of jazz, then would they be? classic jazz, soul jazz, brass band, New Orleans jazz, rhythm & blues...

that is the trouble with genres and music, nowadays - there is just too many genres and sub-genres out there, which makes it even more difficult to place each artist or band into a certain category/genre.

at times though, it will be extremely obvious as to what genre a band would be put into though - like...Britney Spears. definitely pop.

but i am talking mostly about the other musicians out there that usually don't get enough airplay on the radios. bands that are usually unheard of by the general population.

experiment: pick an artist/band/group/whathave you - one that is not so obvious as to what what genre they fit into - and then try to describe what their sound is.

(personally. i wish that music genres would be just simply "good", "bad", "fun", or "terrible".
but then that would bring about a large quantity of debates over subjectivity.
and thus would not work.)

the 51st Grammy Awards

so this year's Grammy Awards Ceremony was so last month, i know.
but i was just going through some old videos, and i thought i'd post this. i would've earlier as well too, but...just didn't.

i do have to say that this year's ceremony was the best i've ever seen, with a few exceptions.
here's just a short list of things that i noticed whilst watching the awards.

1) impromptu performances are not always terrible, nor do they appear to be not not rehearsed either. (ya'll know what i'm talking about.)

2) Jonas Brothers are fakes. 'nuff said. (if you really do feel like challenging me for some reason, watch the one brother there who is supposed to be playing the guitar. he is in fact not. FAKE.)

3) Justin Timberlake does have a lot of soul in him.

4) Coldplay's jackets were amazing. and their performance was also amazing. i loves them.

5) Radiohead should now take that same marching band with them whenever they go on tour.

6) Katy Perry needs to hone up on her dance moves. Seriously. And also, not use any sort of giant fruit on her tour.

7) Katy Perry may actually be overrated. (Sorry to all those who do in fact listen to her. Sorry!)

8) If you are indeed due to give birth the night that you are supposed to perform on stage, you probably still can - if you're M.I.A though. She still looked awesome with the "Rap" Pack. Schwagger like that.

9) Jennifer Hudson is definitely up there with all those great singing 'divas' - Whitney Houston, Tina...umm...Whitney Houston....

10) Paul McCartney is still great. Of course. And Dave Grohl is Animal. No doubts.

11) T.I may be the only rapper out there that i can understand. He's also hot. Oh, and JT can play piano? huh.

12) Get a washed-up old rocker and a country-folk singer together, (and also one of the best producers too) and you're guaranteed to get a few grammy's.

13) Neil Diamond may be hiding something from us all...(hahaha.) Either way, he still reminds us that "Sweet Caroline" can get stuck in our heads for days.

14) Come backs & Re-unions should be definitely be said whilst on live air, on stage.

15) Where in the world did Robin Thicke come from, and who would've known that he would be a good choice for a duet with Lil' Wayne?

and last

16) No one should ever cut off Stevie Wonder. Ever.