Puff Pieces by Adrian: Favorite Music

Monday, December 19, 2011

Favorite Music

Favorite Music: (Note: this list is comprised of groups/artists that I listen to frequently, and is subject to change, as it pretty much came off the top of my head. It does not even come close to being all of the music that I listen to either.)

Classic Soul/RnB:

Stylistics; Marvin Gaye; Delfonics; Persuaders; Bloodstone; Miracles (with Smokey Robinson); El Chicano; James Brown; Chi Lites; Earth Wind and Fire; Brenton Woods; WAR; James Brown; Etta James; the Supremes; Isley Brothers;

Modern Soul/RnB:

Jodeci; Guy; BellBivDevoe; Keith Sweat; Shai; New Edition; Jill Scott; Eryka Badhu; Prince; Al B Sure; Babyface; Silk; Tevin Campbell; R.Kelly; Atlantic Starr; the Jets; Klymaxx; Taylor Dayne; Cover Girls; Jody Watley; Sweet Sensation; Toni Braxton; Michael Jackson; Janet Jackson; Bob Marley; Hall n Oats; Sade

Classic Rock:

Led Zeppelin; Pink Floyd; Santana; Deep Purple; Eric Clapton; Beatles; Jimi Hendrix; Lynyrd Skynyrd; CCR; Eagles; Doors; Steve Miller Band; Aerosmith; Queen

Modern Rock:

Poison; Ratt; Motley Crue; Guns and Roses; Def Leppard; Skid Row; Black Sabbath; Metallica; Megadeth; Deftones; Tool; Blink182; Metric; Creed; Heart; Sex Pistols; Lenny Kravitz; Ozomatli; Bon Jovi; Loverboy; Journey; Pearl Jam; the Killers; Kings of Leon;

Alternative: New Order; the Cure; the Smiths; Depeche Mode; Echo and the Bunnymen; Nirvana; Audioslave; Soundgarden; Smashing Pumpkins; Interpol; Boxer Rebellion; RadioHead; Widowspeak; My Morning Jacket; Temper Trap; Pinback; Editors; Silversun Pickups; Zero7; Doves; the Sundays; Death Cab for Cutie; Band of Horses; Bush; Sneaker Pimps; Weezer; Coldplay; Cranberries; Snow Patrol; the Strokes; Yeah Yeah Yeahs;

Chick Music: Gwen Stefani; Beyonce; Madonna; Carrie Underwood; Katy Perry; Cindy Lauper; Roxette; Debbie Gibson; Britney Spears; Anita Baker; Alanis Morissette; Cheryl Crow; Adele; Katie Tunstall; Amy Winehouse; BeeGees; James Blunt; Rihanna;

Eighties: Tears for Fears; Flock of Seagulls; Bananarama; Bangles; Go-Gos; Ah Ha; Psychedelic Furs; Wham; Duran Duran; Eurhythmics; Human League; Gloria Estefan; Thompson Twins; Thomas Dolby; INXS; Phil Collins; Missing Persons; Billy Idol

Uncategorized: David Bowie; Elton John; Sia; Portishead; Bjork; Amy Mann; Carey Brothers; Bon Iver; Cocteau Twins; Tom McCrae; Alan Parson Project; Fleetwood Mac; U2; Mazzy Star; Shabba Ranks; Beenie Man; Barrington Levy;

Electronica/House/Dance: DFA; David Guetta; Crystal Waters; Frankie Knuckles; Benny Benassi; Stephen Bodzin; Chemical Brothers; Daft Punk; Flight Facilities; Calvin Harris; Solid Groove; MSTRKRFT; Miike Snow; Moby; Juan McLean; Orbital; 808 State; Vitalic; Richard Vission; Blue6; Fischerspooner;

Hip Hop: Biz Markie; Tupac; Da King and I; RunDMC; Mobb Deep; Biggie Smalls; Wu Tang Clan; Snoop Dog; NWA; Above the Law; Bone; Kausion; E40; Master Ace; Lords of the Underground; L.O.N.S; Pete Rock and CL Smooth; 3xDope; Too Short; Souls of Mischeif; Pharcyde; the Roots; Mos Def; Talib Kweli; Alkaholiks, Cypress Hill; Drake; T.I.; Rick Ross; Fugees; Common; 50Cent; Kanye West; Gang Starr; Grand Puba; Tribe Called Quest; Craig Mack; Keith Murray; Group Home;

Classical: Tchaikovsky; Beethoven; Bach; Claude Debussy; Riri Shimada; Frank Liszt; Vivaldi; Mozart; Bela Bartok; Pavarotti; Puccini; Maria Callas; Brahms;

Jazz: Art Blakey; Miles Davis; John Coltrane; Bilie Holiday; Ella Fitzgerald;

Latin: Celia Cruz; Tito Puente; Marc Anthony; Linda Ronstadt; Ana Gabriel; Vicente Fernandez; Los Tigres del Norte; Banda El Recodo; Oscar D Leon; Ismael Rivera; Shakira; Daddy Yankee; Zion; Johnny Pacheco

Country: (NEW ONLY!): Rascal Flatts; Zac Brown Band; Lady Antebellum; Darius Rucker; Jason Aldean; Billy Currington; Walker Hayes; Keith Urban; Kenny Chesney

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Revolution of the Soul. A Mission Statement.

I am by default, and through no fault of my own, different. I’m not out cruising the boulevard on the weekends, blasting oldies-but-goodies with the homies. I am also not listening to rock en Espanol, speaking in Spanish-only with my friends. I could fit into either stereotype perfectly though, and to an outsider, I probably appear to be from either or both worlds. I have brown skin, which is pretty much all it takes. It’s not that simple though, as others like me surely understand. I speak some Spanish but I also speak perfect English. I went to college. I love hamburgers and fries, and hip-hop, and alternative music. I have simply integrated into American culture from the start, because I was born here, and because I wanted to.

I’m glad that I’m not still stuck in Mexico somewhere, growing up a third world existence, which statistically would have been the case, had my familia never come here. But I am glad to have come from a country and peoples with such a rich and vibrant history. There are many reasons having such a heritage is a good thing, and I am proud to be a part of it. I am glad to have been born here in America, and happy to be part of this system. I’m happier yet that I didn’t grow up as a cholo gang-banging, tagger, too-cool-for school type of guy, even though I’ve had plenty of chances, given my surroundings. That subculture is not all bad either, depending on the level of involvement and the choices one makes. In other words, you can look the part without being a thug, or a social, or immigrant, or anything else, que no? This is true of all life.

So even though I am different, I am by no means alone, and I know this. The problem for me is that I’m not seeing enough representation out there in the media. I’m not seeing a lot of works written, or filmed, for people like me. It annoys me, too, for a lot of political reasons, because our image is grossly misrepresented. Sure the gangbanger cholos are fun to include in film, because violence sells. However, that only perpetuates a false image. These days, it seems as though everyone in this country sees us either as cholos or as immigrants that refuse to assimilate, legal or not. This angers me because we are so many different things including a multitude of diversity within our own subculture. It’s pretty frickin’ beautiful, if everyone only knew…

Either way, I decided to make the changes I wanted to see, on my own. I’m writing stories for me, for you, and for everyone else, and my main characters are all Latino, and not just Mexican-Latino either. My stories are not about quinceaneras or growing up as a pocho in high school. They are not about crossing the border, or starting any revolutions. The only revolution I write about is the Revolution of the Soul. My stories are meant to entertain and inspire people, and hopefully many of you will relate to them in one way or another, and see yourselves there in them, wherever that may be.