I’ve never been much of an audiophile. In ninth grade, the school library conducted a survey of students to determine the tastes of the new class. Taking the survey was a breeze until I was asked to list my favorite radio station. I really had no clue; after some thought, I ended up listing the local sports station. Not only was that the station I listened to the most, but I actually didn’t know the name/call number of a single local music station.
Music did enter my life, slowly and mainly through the women I’ve known. The first girl I had a real crush on introduced me to Jewel, and I shortly bought my first CD: Pieces of You. More recently, Janeite acquainted me with The Decemberists, and my BFF sent me some incredible mixed CDs, which really opened my eyes to independent music (thanks Chicklet!).
I looked to develop this newfound music knowledge and stick it to the RIAA at the same time by joining eMusic (yay for no DRM!). In January of this year, via eMusic, I discovered The Weepies, this incredible singer-songwriter duo, who have an amazing story behind their union. They have been in my “Top 3 favorite bands/artists” list ever since.
Normally, my proclivities are far outside the bounds of normal pop culture, but in this case, I appear to be ahead of the curve. Last week when I was watching TV, I was excited to hear The Weepies’ song “All I Want” as the background for a JC Penny commercial. And that experience just repeated itself tonight with an Old Navy commercial, which features the song “Stars”.
My music tastes are hip — who knew?! A broken clock…