So long.

Been some time since I last typed anything on this blog. Time sure flies. It flashes by right in front of your eyes. Sometimes I wonder what time would look like - how it would manifest itself in a visual form if it could. Looking at images of children in their grandparent's laps or a child hidden safe in his mother's bosom seem to bring the idea of time into my mind. I guess I tend to relate time to precious moments in the past. Say 'time' and I'd probably be thinking of the past as opposed to the future.

Speaking of the past. This song really makes me think of the process of aging; of time lapsing. The sand in our 'life' glasses slowly building up to our expiry.

Marie Digby.

"Can we pull through this avalanche?"

Marie Digby

Of Irish decent and Japanese blood in her veins, Marie Digby. The girl was discovered via YouTube after she posted several videos of her singing songs with her guitar. It was her rendition of Umbrella that garnered some much attention that record labels came knocking on her door. However, her first album was a failure and much so, was the second. I do not get why people did not give her another try on her second album that has improved by leaps and bounds if you compare it to her first. I just pray that she does not get dropped by her current label. It will be rather depressing... So here is to Marie Digby, hope she pulls through this avalanche.

Love Lockdown.

T-Pain and Kanye West have tapped on the ability to tweak you tune. Think about how Lil' Wayne sounds so funny in the song Down. All this is done using machines and software created by the company Antares. T-pain was, in fact, credited for popularising the brain child of Antares. Well Auto Tune, so it's called, has fixed the vocals of so many. Is it right? Are we embracing the coming a technology that provides a chance for those not blessed with the best larynx but the best face, to make it big in the music industry? Or, this technology really going to revolutionise our music scene. Perhaps, newer genres? Well, for the unacquainted, here is Ellen Degeneres to clear the air.

Talent.

Talents are born not bred. Talent is innate.

I have had friends who attained grade 8 in music yet, they play with little conviction. They do not love their art. They are coerced to take it up. Yet there are those who can let their fingers do the walking. People who can let music flow right out of their hands. People like Brendon Urie. He truly is a talent and great musician. Panic! at the Disco has apparently had quite a rough time. The 2 frontmen, Ryan Ross and Brendon Urie are now in 2 different bands. The former in a new band called The Young Veins whilst the latter, still in Panic! at the Disco.

The Young Veins sounds rather old school to me. In fact, they seem to remind me of The Kooks and The Beatles. Well, judge it for yourself.