Rock

Let Me Introduce Myself

She’s from Ohio, she’s nuts about music, and she’s here to give this joint a woman’s touch. Please welcome Kelly – our newest contributor to Ickmusic! – Pete

Hello, Ickmusic readers! I’m thrilled to be contributing to Ickmusic, and I want to thank Pete for asking me to join the team. Some of you may know me as the commenter “Skittles” here on Ickmusic (most of my comments have been on the Friday Five). I am also the owner of the almost-defunct blog, Looking at Them. Because I am in the process of shutting my blog down, Pete’s offer to contribute to Ickmusic couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m excited to be able to still write about the music I love and not constantly have a guilt complex because I’m just too busy to post often.

Before I jump in with my first “real” post, I wanted to give you a little of my musical background, so to speak. I have been obsessed with music since I was a little girl, rifling through my parents’ modest, but excellent, record collection. I grew up on Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and Chicago, just to name a few. Some of my fondest memories from childhood involve sitting around the turntable with my dad, listening to his favorite records and hearing him tell me why he loved a certain song so much.

As I got older, my music taste became more diverse. I loved almost all genres of music and always fancied myself a more sophisticated music lover than any of my friends. I remember one trip to the record store when I was 13. The friends I was with bought Color Me Badd and Vanilla Ice. I bought Prince & The New Power Generation’s Diamonds and Pearls. They were just as confused about my purchase as I was about theirs. There were times when I did follow the crowd and listened to what was popular, but when I strayed from the pack, I really strayed from the pack.

High school brought “alternative rock” to my attention and I think that time in my life had the biggest influence on my current taste in music. I started listening to WOXY (“97X…BAM! The future of Rock and Roll) and my discovery of some of the most amazing music I’ve ever heard came from the hours and hours I listened to that station. My collection now is more diverse than ever and I’m discovering new things to love every day.

I must tell you that I do tend to get obsessed with certain artists and won’t stop until I have everything they’ve ever done and every version of my favorite song I can get my hands on. I will see them live as many times as I possibly can (and, if finances and time allow, I have no problems getting on a plane or going on a long road trip in order to see my favorites perform) and I always do my best to meet the artist. So, don’t be surprised to see me post some of my tales of these adventures.

Now that you know a little bit more about me, I’d like to share some random songs I’ve been listening to a lot this summer. I hope you enjoy!

Betty Davis – He Was a Big Freak (from They Say I’m Different)

Edith Piaf – La Vie, L’Amour (from The Voice of the Sparrow: The Best of Edith Piaf)

Zach Galifianakis featuring Fiona Apple – Come on and Get It (Up in ’Dem Guts) (I believe this was all over the Internets a couple of years ago)

New Edition – My Secret (from New Edition)

Dolly Parton – Baby I’m Burning (from Heartbreaker)

5 Comments

  • Marco aka bagan

    Hey Kelly; great to see your good name popin’ up here. As you know; my interest is more focused onto the Uptown stuff … but my taste & interest is frankly spoken borderless. Maybe not excatly into the same artists as yours … but with the same enthusiasm for good music than you have. Good music always remains good music … no matter from which corner it comes from. And when you are looking for something special … you know where to ask for …

    All the best with your new assignment on Pete’s great Blog from Switzerland; Marco aka bagan

  • BlueSkyMine

    Welcome to the team, remember it’s your turn to buy donuts on Friday and Pete likes the Boston Cremes. Oh, and we’re not sure what is in the tupperware at the back of the fridge in the break room.

  • Pete

    Uh, close. It’s actually Krispy Kreme Original Glazed (still warm). I want half a dozen waiting for me when I walk in. Give me 15 minutes, then come pick up the empty box.

  • ebony johnson

    I’m in love with new edition. These guys were my fantasy boyfriends. When I was to start dating, my boyfriends had to favor some member of new edition. If they didn’t have their skin color, eyes, body built, or couldn’t sing I wouldn’t waste my time with them. nice to know that there are still new edition fans out there.

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