The end is near...
At least that's what you may think by seeing any of a half dozen recent movies which all deal with the end of the world as we know it: The Road, Legion, Book of Eli, 2012, etc. It's not all that surprising since many of us have experienced the end of our worlds through job loss, foreclosure, and many other signs of the "economic apocalypse." Will President Obama be the hero and save the world? Hopefully - but I know for sure that it will take more than a creative screenwriter to save us.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Mom-Rock Rocks!
So I've heard a term used more often recently: Mom Rock or Mom Rocker. I think it replaces Soccer Mom. I prefer Minivan Warrior.
I first heard the term Mom Rocker used to describe musician Rob Thomas. Does he like that? And just what makes his music attractive to those of us who fit the demographic?
I bought his new CD (which is also a commentary on my generation that I didn't download it from iTunes), and, it sounds like a fine set of music to me. It may be important to know that one of my favorite guilty pleasures is watching music videos on VH-1. My musical preferences have been influenced greatly by this.
I would describe the playlist as a mix of Top 40 and Adult Contemporary. It includes Michael Buble (another Mom Rocker?), as well as Rob Thomas, but a smattering of Top 40 that includes Lady GaGa, Rhianna, Beyonce, Jay-Z, etc. Just enough to give me a small amount of "street cred" with my teenage sons.
Of course, the very fact that I watch music videos on my television is evidence that they will always be one step ahead of me in terms of technology and mass media awareness. They watch whatever they want, whenever they want, online.
I'm sure that I enjoy music videos, in part, because they harken back to my teenage years, when they first appeared. In the beginning few people had cable television, but the advent of MTV drove people to subscribe. Now, three decades later, content continues to drive people to adopt the latest technology: iPods, etc. And, at the same time, we remove the middle men - the record companies, cable music channels, etc. - and better enable anyone with content to provide to access the audience directly.
I first heard the term Mom Rocker used to describe musician Rob Thomas. Does he like that? And just what makes his music attractive to those of us who fit the demographic?
I bought his new CD (which is also a commentary on my generation that I didn't download it from iTunes), and, it sounds like a fine set of music to me. It may be important to know that one of my favorite guilty pleasures is watching music videos on VH-1. My musical preferences have been influenced greatly by this.
I would describe the playlist as a mix of Top 40 and Adult Contemporary. It includes Michael Buble (another Mom Rocker?), as well as Rob Thomas, but a smattering of Top 40 that includes Lady GaGa, Rhianna, Beyonce, Jay-Z, etc. Just enough to give me a small amount of "street cred" with my teenage sons.
Of course, the very fact that I watch music videos on my television is evidence that they will always be one step ahead of me in terms of technology and mass media awareness. They watch whatever they want, whenever they want, online.
I'm sure that I enjoy music videos, in part, because they harken back to my teenage years, when they first appeared. In the beginning few people had cable television, but the advent of MTV drove people to subscribe. Now, three decades later, content continues to drive people to adopt the latest technology: iPods, etc. And, at the same time, we remove the middle men - the record companies, cable music channels, etc. - and better enable anyone with content to provide to access the audience directly.
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