The Music Industry Is Still Going In One Direction....Down

Welcome back, mouth-breathers.

I've been out of the loop for a while, so I decided to address a topic I can no longer ignore....

With the release of: Curren$y's "The Stoned Immaculate", Yashin's "We Created A Monster", and Miwa's "Guitarium" in later 2012, I was sure music was being given CPR.




Currensy- The Stoned Immaculate

 




Yashin- We Created A M0nster

 







Miwa-Guitarium

 

But, once again, modern music has failed to produce anything relevant or note-worthy.

Over the past few month's I have heard whispers of "One Direction" and I figured it was irrelevant.

I should have known better....

Now, here are the things that I DON'T like about One Direction.....

1) There is a large discrepancy between the QUALITY of their music and the POPULARITY of the music. The quality tends to be low and the popularity is high. (Ex. Disco in the '70s) One Direction does not write their own lyrics, and their lyrics are very cliché. We've heard them before; rehashed, whiney, love songs.

2) People mainly like them for their looks. Unfortunately, people are shallower now, and they look more towards looks than quality. There are so many other GOOD artists out there with more meaningful music (meaningful lyrics) that never gets a chance to make it big because people choose stars who just look good. If you ask a 1D fan if they like 1D's music, many will say they do. I am not doubting that people don't like them for their music, but the music that people like nowadays is very shallow music-it has no depth, no deep meaning like Pink Floyd or Nirvana.

3) They practically had success handed to them. They never had to hit the pavement and work for success. They were on X-Factor and made it big right away, a bunch of British guys with decent voices and BAM, top album on ITunes. People who like better music, and by that I mean, DEEPER music with more meaning, don't like the fact that the music industry has ended up this way.

4) They are "fake"; people tell them how to dress, write their lyrics, and tell them how to act. They are like machines in a sense, designed to please the viewers, designed to sell records, designed to increase the income of revenue for the music industry.

Why People Don’t Like One Direction:

"I think it's a bandwagon thing. People are annoyed to death by the crazy fan-girls; it's like they think they finally got a break from "Bieber Fever", and now they have Direction Infection to worry about."-Yahoo User.

And on an end note, if you claim I’m jealous because they are "famous" remember: Hitler was famous too...



Look At That "Fan Base!"







What The Failing Economy and Popular Music Have In Common.

DISCLAIMER: Before we begin, I want to stress to you that I tried to avoid and stall this topic as long as I possibly could. Also, I would like to state that any anger generated by the following article will be ignored because, your opinion just doesn't matter...

The president has failed us, the economy is torn asunder, and your parents have switched house roles. Lets face it. Life sucks right now but... at least you can find that magical place in your music, right?

Real men come out. Men like Lil Wanye.

WRONG.

If there's one thing we need to fix in America, it's who we rank in the charts every week. The economy can wait. I'll point a finger to today's rapper's. If you "talk" over beats and all you say is @#$@! or talk about @#$@!$ and how much more money your getting, then you're not much of a rapper nor are you a role model. You're a menace to society. Most Hip-Hop artist couldn't define music if they had it tattooed all over their bodies and faces. To them, having a false persona that defers from the real you, shows your "Swagger" and "Balling" attitude. Not all of your rap "heroes" are who they claim to really be... For example.

So Fuck The Police, Huh?

There's no need for me to cover any of the other artist out there, because their actions speak for themselves. Do you really want your children listening to the likes of Nicki Minaj, Lil' Wanye, Justin Beiber, Miley Cyrus, and all the the other puppets of the music industry, who only care about their albums going gold and not the influence of said music on your child's psyche?

I would like to end this article by saying that popular music, is not always the right music. Do research, before you start bowing down and worshipping these frauds. Take care.

The Rise, Fall, Death, and Resurrection of Macaulay Culkin.

When the news of Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980), the child star of Home Alone, Uncle Buck, and Richie Rich reached me, i just barely resisted the knee-jerk reflex to face palm. In todays age, where everything is digital and news spreads faster than mono at a middle school, private life is a thing of the past. We the people need to have the perception and insight to sift and choose what we take in carefully. After much research, i found that Culkin was not only indeed alive but, that his music didn't die along with him as many people hoped. Kudos to the media jackals for not snatching up the story like i thought they would, and if there's any doubt that the Home Alone Star lives here's a video of him singing just to remind you that you cant touch music but, it can touch you.

And ruin your afternoon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX_7csvfEkI