Campus Music Invasion

As Lauren stated, we all had our very own listening parties to spread the word about this new compilation of up-and-comers, some of which I have found myself playing on repeat to the delight of my roommates. Some of my favorites were Lions by The Features and Fred and Gin by Glasko that got me jamming out as I wrote a 5-pager. As I listened to these new songs, it reminded me of when I used to be that girl whose span of musical knowledge came solely from MTV's Total Request Live and the iTunes top 100, but with the help of my roommate who always seems to find underground artists that reach beyond the pop circuit, I have been exposed to much more than Katy Perry and T.I. Now, don't get me wrong, I cannot deny the catchiness of "Hot 'N Cold" and in my eyes, T.I.'s Paper Trail was one of the best albums of 2008, but websites like http://www.pitchfork.com/, a favorite of the roomie, give music news on a wider breadth of artists beyond those that highlight hit music radio stations. I discovered such artists as The Sounds, Santogold, Feist, and The Tings Tings, on this website, before they reached the MTV and VH1 airwaves. Stepping out of my music "comfort level", if you will, has allowed me to learn about a bunch of new bands and great songs, that I don't think I would have encountered otherwise!