Sunday, September 28, 2014

The Problem with Using Social Media

These days modern society "stays connected" by turning to the internet, and more specifically social media. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Youtube, Reddit, Imagur, DeviantArt, Instagram; the internet of today offers unparalleled variety in social media. 

So that's all great but the one big problem I've had with social media lately is the whole issue of....well, time. I think this whole time squeeze I've been experiencing is stemming from my ever increasing list of adult responsibilities. Work takes half of my waking hours. Usually I have anywhere between 0-6 hours of free time a day, but I usually need to spend that time taking care of other obligations. How do people have full time, "real" jobs and still find time to create content for social media all while taking care of miscellaneous, real life responsibilities? Seriously though? How?


Monday, September 15, 2014

Music Mondays: Band Discussion

In my seldom ceasing curiosity for all things music I looked up one of my favorite bands, Of Monsters and Men. I've been wondering for some time (since 2013) if they would release a new album. While they did write/record Silhouettes for the Catching Fire album they haven't done much else in the way of writing/recording new songs due to the fact that they were touring extensively in 2012/2013.

Silhouettes by Of Monsters and Men

Behold this gem of an article by Michael Baggs over at Gigwise. Read the article if you want but it basically says that the band has been working on an album for over a year now. The album will most likely have a different sound and feel compared to My Head is an Animal. It could be that the new album will feel more like rock or high energy pop music, although I doubt this, I really do. Maybe the mood will be different, sadder perhaps or maybe happier.

I think it's safe to assume we can expect there new album....soon? Maybe? Holiday 2014? Regardless I'm totally excited for the new album. I may even pre-order it, I'm not sure. I hope it's soon though. That;s all for now, stay classy!

Further reading:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/monsters-mens-nanna-bryndis-hilmarsdottir-673888