So I was thinking

It has been a long f'ink time since I've posted.
I've been spending most of my time on my new photography blog, preparing for a business conference where I'm teaching, and moving. Oh yea, and disputing with my former landlords. Man am I glad I'm a homeowner now.

Anyway. I'm just chillin, but not like a villian.
Scoping out some new tunes and styles and I was thinking.
Where does music end? I mean, have we broken the international boundries of play? The Beatles became the first international band to have huge acclaim all over the world, the US has pretty much dominated the scene. But then I started thinking about the US and how we are so closed minded, at least a huge percent of the population. We rarely ever get news on the goings on past our own borders, why would or should music, film, or art be any different? Not that I'm playing good cop bad cop, I love what the US produces, but I also think that there is so much talent here that it is hard for us to seek out other great works. That is unless you've been to those other places, which again isn't common for most Americans.

I have to admit, that I have had a stigma on some countries where I've heard music from before. I've been to Mexico and been serenaded by Mariachi bands and I've been to Holland where the music is pretty low key too, that was until we camped 2 feet away from some Italians in Zeeburg and listened to music instead of sleeping... not by choice. But I had never heard Italian House Music (not dressing) before then, I went right out to HFV in London and bought some. It is definetly in my play list. But there really aren't lyric in house music, its just good shite to dance to.

I want stuff I can hear, well that has words. Then I found the brazilian girls, which is a mix of French and American lyrics to technolikedance music. I found them a few years ago, love them still. Just recently, whilst listening to one of my favorite podcasts, indiefeed, I found ten:fifteen which is a alternative indie band from Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico. I can't understand a damn thing they are saying, but the tunes are sweet. Then of course there is Yelle from France, who is gaining US acclaim. Very well she should be because her songs are off the f'ink rocks. I love it. Again, the language barrier has no impact on my listening to it. But these are just a few of the groups who are making there ways into the US giving us a taste of music outside our box with different flavor and style.

I'm sure the Internet along with Myspace has helped this movement, but are we there yet? Have we really broken the boundries?

PS
I'm an e-zine whore here.