Hello And Welcome

Blogs have always fascinated me. It’s really quite interesting as a cultural and technological phenomenon; whether it’s do-it-yourself journalism, cultural critique, or just self-serving thoughts posted online, blogs have assuredly caught on. The giants in corporate media have their own blogs, and music review sites, such as Pitchfork Media, or Tiny Mix Tapes, and many others, have long since become staple, alternative voices, in the cyber-media whose importance is undeniable because of their growing readership.

HERE IT IS! The ultimate free people's medium! This is all well and good, assuredly a fascinating new trend, but I never thought I would be writing one. I am writing one. Why? Well I decided, after the urging of friends and family, that given my interests and goals, I would be really missing the boat if I did not take advantage of, or at least become a part of this new technological happening.

So Welcome to Pitch2Voltage. My goal with this website is twofold. In short, I plan on discussing, reviewing, and also recommending music, be it music in films, new bands, etc. My goal here is not to create taste, or to adhere to some unspoken and haphazardly labeled music genre or to attempt to coin a new one.

To my mind the Talking Heads album Remain In Light, is as relevant today as the new TV On Radio and more so than today’s excuse for pop. Especially as the tide within the contemporary independent and pseudo-independent music scene swings towards a more retro sound - indeed, “throw back” bands are becoming more and more commonplace – remembering the groundbreaking work of the artists who are being thrown back to is important. And damn it, the Talking Heads are just great. But by that same token, clearly not much is to be gained by reaffirming the greatness of an already well-established album. And there are many new artists worth hearing, some of whom are not being well promoted. So there will be much discussion of older music, and of what I feel is criminally overlooked music too.

Second, as an aspiring musician/artist myself, I would like to promote my own work. I plan on posting new songs that I have recorded, older songs, and links to where one can find albums; maybe I’ll post some other forms of art as well. I’d like to help promote anyone else in a similar situation, or at least recommend avenues through which one can hear of some up and coming artists. College radio stations such as WNUR: Chicago’s Sound Experiment, for example, are ample mediums for hearing local Chicago bands and other less frequently broadcasted artists.

I hope to get feedback on some of the things I’m doing here, especially on my own work. I also hope to update this as regularly as I can.

-Tony