First Post... let's see if I can manage this..

Hi everyone. I feel like introductions are in order, so I'm going to start off this project by telling you a little bit about me so that we can move onto the good stuff.

I'm a classical music major at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. My typical night includes plugging my laptop into my bass amp and listening to any new music I can find, or going back over some old favorites. If I'm not busy doing homework or socializing while I listen, I'll probably be playing one of my instruments along with whatever it is I'm listening to.

To sum up; I study music, listen to music, play music, enjoy music, am a part of music. At this point, there's very little left that doesn't revolve around music in my life.

So I figured, hey, why not put some of my thoughts on paper (or screen i guess) and share them with anyone willing to listen.

So I am...

This blog is going to be my take on any new music I come by. This won't always be "new" music because there's so much out there at this point that its easy to find things that are new to me but might be from anywhere from the recent to distant past.

As the title subtly suggests, the music here is going to be alot of indie stuff. But not only obscure rock bands. I've got this elaborate theory about music history patterns going in 40 year cycles (try mapping it out and maybe you'll see what I mean). Anyway, if my theory is right, around 2004-2014 or so is an era of new truly original music. I think the indie movement is the perfect expression of that. But its not the only genre that's taking off right now. There's alot of Drum and Bass sound coming out of the woodwork, as well as Trip-Hop and other such new takes on old themes. So really, this blog should be a good balanced blend of new music.

And of course, if anyone ever has a suggestion... hit me with it... Even I can miss a good album here and there...

Now, with that said, I'm going to move on and start writing my first album review. I hope I can bring you a little closer to the music.