well....
fall out boy came and went to sg...
i didn't go, of course.
i have a sense of talent, k?
so anyway...
i'm gonna dedicate this whole post to a rant against pop.
hi my name is selwyn and i hate pop music.
its not just english pop or chinese pop or even zen's j-pop.
its pop in general.
music is universal.
i'll listen to it as long as its good.
its not what language its in, its how good it is.
i hate pop music.
its shallow.
it's too "dumbed-down"
i like music with elaborate metaphors and abstract concepts.
for example,
check up on the lyrics of the song angel of death, by slayer.
i hate how popular culture has STOLEN, RAPED AND ABUSED everything.
no, i don't automatically like metal, for instance.
i hate cradle of filth.
there is no metal band which has sold out and given in to the mainstream like cradle of filth.
i hate how the mainstream has appropriated the hard work and evolution the pioneers of subcultures have crafted the music they make.
its not saying that commercial radio NEVER plays good music.
there are many bands in the mainstream which play good music.
for example, Metallica and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
they're both good. they're both on mainstream radio.
its POP i hate.
pop has robbed the identities of subcultures.
for example,
there's pop-punk.
simple plan.
they may play like punks on certain songs.
but just listen to how they sing and what they sing about.
you'll find out that there's nothing much punk about them.
there's pop hip-hop.
the black eyed peas.
apparently they were a decent group before fergie joined.
but now they've sold like a pasar malam.
and just take a look at those chinese pop bands.
for example, energy.
they're pretty boys.
they're more about a pretty boy image than the music itself.
it's kinda telling that posters for them mostly show them smiling at the camera instead of actually PERFORMING.
many of them sing sappy ballads about love.
fuck it.
they're loaded.
they're good looking.
they've got fucking ARMIES of lil' gals just SCREAMING to be fucked by the idols they're HOPELESSLY devoted too.
what the fuck are they trippin' on?
i've a feeling that if u roll up their sleeves
*cue excited, orgasmic screams from crowd of gals*
u'll probably find SHEETS of acid...
however else could they be SO deluded.
i hate them for producing...
NO WAIT
they dont even produce their OWN music
i hate them for singing the shitty songs written for them.
i hate them for stealing the good name of rock and DRAGGING it through the mud.
singing to a band doesn't make you rock.
you're supposed to actually PLAY your own instruments.
have a sense of pride.
you want guitars?
PLAY THEM.
and wearing a cap slanted slightly sideways doesn't make you hip-hop.
and quiksilver isn't even a hip-hop brand.
it's surfwear, k?
you want hip hop?
rocawear.
vokal.
fubu.
new era.
shady ltd.
hip hop isn't a style of dress.
it isn't a style of music.
hip hop isn't what you do.
it isn't how you look.
its about your soul.
its about feeling the beat.
the 5 elements of hip hop.
bboying.
graffiti.
beatboxing.
scratching.
MC-ing.
they're not about fashion.
they're about creativity.
go figure, k?
whatever you more or less find in commercialised brands like these are usually kinda crap.
OP.
quiksilver.
roxy.
i HATE these brands.
they're part of the mindless machine of crass capitalism brainwashing people.
i dont wanna be just like you.
i want a sense of identity.
i wanna be me.
Drunkn Munky.
*staggers off with a bottle of beer TAPED to each hand.*