Spilling Vinyl - An Introduction

Hi. My name is Chris, and I'm a music enthusiast. I eat, sleep and breathe it. It is, literally my life. I've decided that I want to be a music journalist, so whilst I study Music and English at my College, I believe it would be good to start my own blog, sharing my passion for all things music. I, myself, am actually in a band, bet I'll get more to that at a later date. Throughout my (hopefully) weekly posts, I will go through the weeks major news in the music world, and my personal opinions about the matters at hand. My actual favourite genres are more rock based, but I will be as unbiased as I possibly can be, and pay attention to the world of RnB and Pop. So, Let's get the stone rolling.

R.E.M. - Mike spotted the streaker in the
distance.

This week, alternative rock giants R.E.M. have announced they have split up, supposedly due to some 'shake-ups' with their record label, Warner Bros. R.E.M. have always been quite an influential band to me, and their music has always struck a chord within me, quite literally. Listening to probably their most well known track, 'Everybody Hurts' I decided I wanted to start playing guitar, and got to work learning the soulful and very meaningful song. On a (slightly) happier note, this Saturday marks the 20th anniversary since the release of Nirvana's breakthrough album 'Nevermind'. The fact that the album is still remembered is a testament to how influential the album is. Many bands that are around today would not be, or at least wouldn't be the same, without it. You can funnily compare the likes of Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) and Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), as within today's plethora of 'Hip Hop' artists, their soulful and captivating voices, can still stir emotions encased in the core of our very being.