This is what I dig

What makes my musical clock tick then? Well, there has to be a melody in there somewhere. Whether it's the distorted guitar in Regular John by Queens of the Stone Age or the simplistic pop-keyboard in Back In Your Head by Tegan And Sara; I don't mind.

Lyrics play an important role too, as they should. "Hey now, you can't keep saying endlessly/My darling, how long until this affects me?" is an example of Jimmy Eat World's frustration with apathy in American politics.

I like invention. Something a little different from the normal sound you are continuously subjected to on the radio - hence the title of the blog. Give me Dntel over Daniel Powter.

Phases are crucial in the moulding of someone's music taste and I'm no different. The first album I ever bought was Surrender by the Chemical Brothers.

A brief synopsis of my music taste would show that I was into Queen and Led Zeppelin when I was 13/14 until I progressed onto electronica such as Primal Scream, Massive Attack and the Chemical Brothers. After that, I progressed into guitar-based music with the Dandy Warhols and Everclear, then into the typical teenage obsession - ska-punk. After a brief flirtation with metal, I finally became an indie kid. I suppose I remain one in my heart. I do, however, take great satisfaction from being able to listen to most music I have been into over the years and still enjoy it.

So there you have it. My music taste in a nutshell.