Intro

Hey y'all. My name is Austin. I just graduated from college. I have a little sister who just graduated from high school. Yesterday, I walked into her room and saw a One Direction poster on the wall and I realized that, without a wiser music listener in her life, she could fall into the swamp of The Black Eyed Peas and Mumford and Sons and country music that half of the people I know are drowning in. This blog is dedicated to you, Hannah, but it's also dedicated to everyone who wants to break the shackles of pop radio, stumble out of The Cave of bad music, and run into the massive and diverse world of quality songs.
Before you write me off as a mean, pretentious hipster, hear me say this: there is a place for pop radio and country...just like there is a place for Christmas music. If you're driving down a dirt road drinking a Bud Light with a golden retriever in your passenger seat, then by all means put on a country song. If you're thirteen and you're wearing Skittles-flavored chapstick and earrings from Claire's, then by all means flip the radio to Kiss 95.1. But if you really want to expand your music horizons and get a jump start on your college peers, then this is the place for you.
This is how it's gonna work. Every Friday I'll write a little blurb that has to do with music history, music philosophy, witty anecdotes, etc. In the meantime, I'm going to be posting all kinds of music stuff. it might be popular songs followed by songs that you should listen to. For example:

If you like "Last Friday Night," by Katy Perry, listen to "Primadonna" by Marina and the Diamonds.

I might post a playlist, like "Summer" or "Dark Space Music"

I might just post individual songs. Or an old song and a similar new song. Or an essential album/artist.

And so on.

Two things before I go.
1: Exploring new music requires patience. Don't give up after one listen.
2: The best part of a good song is listening to it with good friends.

Happy Friday!