Genuis in the background: Have 'real' music fans disappeared or has the brilliance waned?

Let's face it, 2010 and 2011 have not exactly been 'amazing' or 'stellar' years for music output in most fronts. It is fairly safe to assert that on both sides of the Atlantic, the Eurotrashy 'nce-nce' backing beat dominates which, let's face it, isn't exactly the mating call of the truly creative mind.

Dear Dáil Éireann: An Open Letter to the Oireachtas regarding Sen. David Norris

Dear members of the Oireachtas,

The UK Riots: Everyone Seems To Be Cashing In At Home & Abroad

Now, before I throw in my oar and paddle down the stream of voices from afar, I am aware of the irony of the title of this article. However, I think there is a slight difference between what I am about to say and what has been said in the mainstream press over the past few days and weeks.

There's No Such Thing as a Common Sense Approach: Starving the "Big (e-) D"

Today I read an article (click here) regarding warnings dealing with a connection between Facebook use and teen depression. Interestingy I found it quite useful and it some ways it validated some of the claims made on this site in previous posts. I have published several articles here that have dealt with the issues of cyberbullying and the potentially harmful effects of social networking. The funny part, if you want to call it that, is that while I recieved numerous emails of 'praise' lauding some of the things I wrote I always thought that it meant that I had a slightly deeper understanding of the harm that social networking could have over the mind and body. As if I had found a 'common sense' way of balancing what I absorb from, the likes of, Facebook and reality. I didn't.

 Copyright Huffington Post 2011

I thought I had it covered. That I knew that 'rationing' my time on social networking sites would somehow be an easy feat to achieve. But when an event occured in my life that rocked it, what seemed to bring me ease actually turned out to be the bain of my virtual-real intertwined life.

Who said this General Election wasn't a game?

You would think that, in a time of crisis, political parties might actually focus on promoting their stance on the issues at hand rather than pandering to the few WoW and RoH fans out there for those last few votes. I present to you...