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Good Music Found Outside the Obvious by J.K. Roberts Personally, and not to conform to non-conformism, I like listening to music noone has heard of. I hate mainstream crap, the material that is bent and broken into a shape that the producers think the public wants. That is not music. Music is an art, and so, like art, should reflect the soul. Imagine if Van Gogh had used Mona Lisa in the same pose in every painting, but using different colours? The retro fans are nodding and smiling, but I say it is mass produced garbage. I don't call myself a non-conformist, because that in itself would be conforming to a stereotype. I prefer the very technical and sophisticated term "weird". I am not preaching, I had my westlife moments when I was younger (until my dad stole all the cd's. Long story). But I have always despised Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and all the rest of the Barbies of the music world. Not to mention that wannabe Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake. Lets not go there. I think the world should try a bit harder to find good music than just turning on Mtv. For instance, the blind guy at the mall who plays jazz on his sax. Or all the dark, scary, and extremely brilliant bands of Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Germany. Look at The Rasmus. They are foreign, and fantastic, but were completely unknown outside of Finland until they wrote In the Shadows. And of course, Prime Circle, from my dear home country of South Africa. They are in the league of, and even better than some of the boyband turd that squeaks out teen angsty crap on my radio. Yes, I am talking about A Simple Plan. I say, look beyond the limits of Mtv, and look further than the borders of your country. At least watch World Chart on Mtv. It's a start. Bands such as Siddartha and Rumschlein are just two examples of the dark, scary, and extremely brilliant bands of Slovenia, Slovakia and Germany. Open your eyes. Or ears. Whichever you prefer. I'm begging you.
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