I've been pretty excited about music lately.  I'm always listening, but lately, in the last year or so, there's been a lot of really good rock music around.  I think there's a zeitgeist going on, because others, even .net bloggers like Scott seem to be listening to the same stuff.  There's a lot happening in the UK right now - this seems to be the epicenter or this new revolution.  To see what I mean, check out Snow Patrol, Franz Ferdinand, and The Thrills. North America seems to be doing okay too with new bands like The Stills and Interpol. And the cool thing is that many of these bands are touring the US right now, so you can see them at a venue near you! 

My theory (which is probably more obviousness than a theory)  is that the Internet, MP3 sharing and IPod-like things are fostering a growing revolution in music.  10 years ago, unless you lived in a big city, you would never find this stuff on your own. Today, the crap is slowing sinking to the bottom, and the good stuff is slowly floating to the surface. Hooray! In ten years, we'll have no more Brittany Spears... Wait, who am I kidding?  Anyway, perhaps we'll have less bands like Insane Clown Posse.

Speaking of good stuff, I have to admit that I really like some of the music on the Internet talk show DotNetRocks.  I think Rory's songs are actually quite good, especially for a coder!  His stuff is in some strange and hard to define genre (that's good right?), but it's actually very listen-able, and he sings like a young Bono.

Anyhow, enough rambling. 

-Brendan