Musical Nascense: Greasing Up Elbows And Sh**ting In Cereal

Over the last few weeks, Foo Fighters' frontman, Dave Grohl's comments from an interview that he did have emerged into perhaps one of the most widely circulated 'memes' to come out of the World of music. He makes some 'right under your nose' remarks that so many people wouldn't even consider in this age of reality show pop manufacturing. Obviously, this post is, in many ways, jumping on the bandwagon of support for Grohl and the 'anti-idol movement's', but, as a musician, it seems worthwhile to throw in a few cents as well. Grohl's comments resonate with me personally is because of the simplicity of the concept of "becoming a credible musician".

Speaking Out About Your Problems: What's So Bloody Wrong With That?

I just read an article written by Brendan O'Neill (Big Issue columnist, Daily Telegraph blogger) about Angelina Jolie (see here). It baffles and saddens to think that someone can be so mean-spirited and cynical as to write a piece that so blatantly criticises another purely based on their celebrity status.