Music To Rebel To
I love music.
Actually, “love” might be too understated of a term; it’s more of an unhealthy obsession.
When my eyes were opened to the world of music, I was introduced to, and indoctrinated into, the ways of The Cramps, Yello, Talking Heads, Violent Femmes, Sisters of Mercy, David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Bauhaus, Operation Ivy, The Strangers, The Jam, and The Replacements.
Fishbone, Oingo Boingo, Frank Zappa, The Cure, Nick Cave, The Damned, and The Nails provided me with my soundtrack for my more formative years.
And today, at this stage in my life, I’m still heavy into music. Nearly every genre of music has hidden gems that often go overlooked. In fact, right now, in heavy rotation on my iPod is Saul Williams, Dr. Octagon, Ancient Astronauts, Blind Pilot, T-Bone Burnett, Chinese Man, Combustible Edison, RJD2, Disturbed, Curtis Mayfield, LCD Soundsystem, Portugal The Man, Eagles Of Death Metal, and The Cat Empire.
I have over 350Gigs of music on my hard drive. Let me tell you, backing that thing up takes hours.
My listening habits are so diverse that my brother-in-law recently asked me, “When Tyler rebels against you, what music could he possibly use?”
I could only laugh, shake my head, and reply, “Country?”.
But I can’t imagine any son of mine stooping so low as to bump country music from his car stereo. I mean, could he be so cruel and spiteful?






