The Power Of Youtube.

 Rebecca Black's Youtube music video "Friday" was released on Monday March 14th. I was interviewing an upcoming band on Tuesday March 15th called My Arcadia. Their lead singer, a 20-something year old female, with an amazing voice continued to mock a song I've never heard of. She was singing Black's song "Friday" questioning if the song was just a joke. By Wednesday morning my facebook feed was FULL of people sharing links to Black's music video. It is the most terrible song I have ever heard. Her voice is 100% autotuned. The lyrics are obnoxious. and the video is.. really well made? I dont understand it, but people are LOVING this video. The song is number 69 on Itunes (and continuing to climb the charts) and has over 10 million youtube views. 

 There are people talking about signing Black to a label. Autotune is becoming more and more common. We all know that Ke$ha dabbles in autotune at least twice on each track, and I have seen her live, the girl is crazy but she cant truly sing. I'm comparing Black with Ke$ha to give you a clear visual, Ke$ha sounds like a singing godess when pinned against Black's "Friday". Its pretty disturbing to me as a music lover to see Black get so much attention for a song shes not actually singing. Technology is allowing anyone with a camera, computer and autotune to become a "singer." 

I believe Black will have her five minutes of fame, and then take her rightful place as an on-going joke you hear people laughing about, or maybe you're already laughing. At least I hope thats how this all pans out. Real musicians should be getting all the attention. The ones that have true talent, can actually use their real voices, and can play a damn instrument.

One Tree Hill...

Anyone reading this that knows me, knows One Tree Hill is my favorite show. Its been with me since I started high school and this year I'm graduating college. Not once in high school did I think this show would last a full 8 seasons. Its a roller coaster ride kind of show. Legitimately anything can happen in Tree Hill. Weekly, OTH puts up good numbers because if their faithful viewers. But I have to say, even I was surprised that there are people campaigning for a season 9!

The campaign starts, as usual, with a petition. The goal is 10,000 signatures to prove to the CW OTH should have a s9. The petition is already at 4,000+ signatures and its only been open for a few days. Any fans out there that want a season 9 should head over to the OTH petition and sign away =)

This year's campaign will also involve sending mini basketballs to CW offices, and CD mixes. The idea is to use things that are always present in OTH. Basketball has been around since season 1 with the Ravens, and music has been a huge part of the show starting with Peyton's obsession, and continuing with all of the musical guests over the years.  For more information on the campaign click here and check out their facebook page.