Hello, World!

Well, hello and welcome to Aural Adventures, your sherpa through the wasteland of under- and un-released music. As most people have realized by now, the Internet has proven an exciting way to discover new artists and music. On the other hand, though, any jackass with an e-mail can uploaded his/her latest crapulent attempts at music.

Enter your humble yogi...

Like you, I am excited about the possibility of hearing that next big band before they break into the mainstream, jamming out to German hip-hop, or learning the hottest Bollywood dance before it breaks out... By no means am I an A&R man or an industry professional. I've spent a few years in talk radio and internet college radio, worked as a mobile disc jockey for 5 years or so, gotten out to a live show when I can, and played with the radio on a regular basis. So, I've been around, and I'm no the typical "I listen to everything" jerk who wouldn't know his way into and out of the polka world or the industrial scene safely and productively. Part of my musically adventurous spirit comes from my parents and my upbringing. I may have never heard The Ramones, Led Zeppelin, Big Daddy Lackowski, Eddy Grant, Falco, the Polish Muslims, Weird Al Yankovic, or Black Sabbath without their tutelage.

The biggest reason I'm able to take all this on is I've been unable to find full-time work since last August. So, I've gt plenty of time to listen, catalog, and critique the fool's gold and gems out there. I'll try and reference free, or at least streamable tunage. OK, that's about it... See you next time...