Background Check

I haven't posted anything yet. Which is a slight shame, really. But, no matter. I am here, you are here, and that's really all that matters. Some self-introductory items: my name is Michael. I am a sophomore in high school. I live in Seattle.

And I am an active member of the Seattle music scene.

It's probably the biggest part of me besides acting/drama/theatre, which is another one of my major passions. I go to shows all the time, probably too often. But it's what I love, and nothing beats the feeling of being at a really spectacular show. Really. No lie. You should try it sometime.

I'm going to list a drastically shortened list of my favorite musical artists. It's not very long, and it's probably not going to cover much, but to give you an idea of what kind of music I like, here are a few:

The Academy Is... (all time favorite)
The Lonely Forest
Fleet Foxes
Jaguar Love
Death Cab for Cutie
Jack's Mannequin
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
Santogold
MGMT
M.I.A.
Bright Eyes/anything that Conor Oberst touches
Arcade Fire
The Ting Tings
Fun.
Shiny Toy Guns
Feist
Vampire Weekend
Metro Station
The Helio Sequence
Foals
The Saturday Knights

...

Too long? It better not be, because this is the start.

Where's the finish?

Well, we'll just have to wait and see.

-michael


P.S. Seattle's annual Bumbershoot festival starts tomorrow...I'll be posting photo and text updates throughout the weekend!

This is my first crack at music journalism.

I sure hope it works.