So I’ve been feeling so much hope for the music industry as a whole lately because of the rising quality of the music that is being released by both major label and independent artists. A lot of you may be out there listening to the radio and thinking “Really?” Here’s the thing…

STOP LISTENING TO THE RADIO!!

People as a whole want to hear good music. This cannot be denied. The problems is 13 year old’s as a whole just want to be a part of whatever they are told is cool, and teenagers spend money on music..err.. teenagers spend their parents’ money on music.

Just because someone tells you that you should like something doesn’t mean you should, but it also doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. The problem with the radio is that they are beating you over the head with what you “should” like so persistently, that if you’re not a 13 year old, you’re probably going to stop liking it just out of spite… I know that’s what happens to me anyway.

So turn your radio off. Get on the internet, get out to shows, and decide what is good for yourself. That way, when you run across a killer song like Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” you won’t have already heard it 300 times in the last week! This song has been number one on the charts for ages, and deservedly so, but how many times have I heard it on the radio?… twice.. maybe three times. Not because they’re not beating a dead horse, but because my radio is off.

Here’s my shout out to Adele…