Hip-Hop VS Alt Rock

One thing you'll learn about me is that I love music. And I just don't love music because it's on the radio - it's because I am also a musician. Classically trained in Piano and I essentially learned everything else from guitar, drums, and singing.

I respect the classics - from classical to jazz to classic rock to r&b/soul - I dig it. And in the industry of popular music (alt rock - hip hop - pop), I respect when artist create a well written, brilliantly produced, pristine album. I respect artist incorporate new things in modern music, and I applaud it.

I recall during the beginning of this decade offered a brilliant genre of music in alt rock; pop punk, emo, electronic-synth, rock! Muse, Panic! At the Disco, Taking Back Sunday, Gym Class Heroes - and it rocked. It incorporated catchy beats, floored vocals, cunningly written lyrics and a series of instruments never heard before in the genre. It was new and it was hip, and I applauded it.

Many of the sophomore and preceding albums thereafter have not really been impressive, much less new or creative. Panic! At the Disco, I recently picked up and to my dismay was horrible. They've moved further away from their electronic sound to a more immersed Beatle's Yellow Submarine album. That was cool - in 1968! A change nonetheless but nothing short of spectacular. Foo Fighters and Jimmy Eat World also provided a very upsetting album this past year - no real change from their previous albums. What is happening the ALT ROCK world?

As of late I've tested other radio stations and found a place on the Hip-Hop stations. Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Snoop Dog, Timbaland, Sean Kingston (yes him included) have recently earned my business (and YES I actually buy CDs of artist I like). The world of hip-hope is going through a change integrating all sorts of genres no other music genre has done before. From electronic to the classics to hard rock and soul/r&b, the diversification of the hip-hop genre is taking a step up and making it work. If ALT ROCK doesn't come up with something new, I just might be spending a little more time in the HIP-HOP record isle.

The IT Guy

By no means am I an "I.T." guy by profession. Sure, I've been interested in technology and computers practically my whole life, a lot self-taught, a few certifications here and there, and I have been in PC/Technology/Internet sales for the past 4 years. I am very well versed in anything high-tech and I'm proud of it.

So in the eyes of friends and family, I'm the technology geek! It all started when I use to offer advice to people here and there. It then escalated to "oh can you come over and fix this for me." And I am a nice guy - and my passion and skill behooves me. I love technology, computers and the internet!

As of late, if there is an HTML issue, or if someones computer doesn't work, or if someone needs help with an iPod music transfer (totally illegal - duh), or if anything with a motherboard or chip, or anything hi-tech is broken, needs to be fixed or updated, it's Savin come to the rescue!

Again I reiterate, my passion will forever lie with anything technological and I would do ANYTHING for my family, girlfriend and close friends. Unfortunately, IT request have gone out of control! I love my girlfriend and friends to death (and I'm sorry to bus chuck you guys) but this is what I've heard of late:

"my iPhone isn't working right"
"my network hardware isn't working"
"the wireless isn't working"
"the HD tv channels aren't showing"
"how do change the HTML code for this?"
"the server isn't working"

Ahhhhhhhhh! As much as I love to think I know how everything works, I don't! I don't even know the intricacies of how an iPhone or iPod is built, if the cable isn't working - call the cable company, I don't know why your website isn't working right - try reading your HTML textbook again, I don't know how VISTA or LEPOARD works yet because I have yet to upgrade!

Essentially, this is a venting blog, and I am now over it. Currently waiting anymore IT request....