Introduction

Hey there folks, my name is Matt Kelly and I'm a senior at Livonia High School in the doldrums of western New York. Though life moves slowly and the brutal winter weather can make a beating on one's soul out here in cow country, you can't deny that there aren't any better football fans out there - Go Bills! From the very first time I discovered my parents' Beach Boys Greatest Hits Vol. 1 album at age five, I have held a relentless passion for music and the power that it holds. I play in the jazz band and also participate in a preforming group called Livonia Live! at school and sing in the church choir on Sundays. My music collection ranges from B.B. King to the Beatles to James Brown to Coldplay to Simon and Garfunkel to Rush to Fleet Foxes to...well, you get the idea. Over the years my musical cognizance has spread out to many new genres and ideas and so I thought it might interesting to record my experiences and revelations as time goes by. Hopefully I can get feedback from readers that will lead me to even more new discoveries.

Special thanks goes to Kevin Hooker - reading his Toronto Raptors blog switched on the light bulb that told me that if wanted to be an aspiring journalist then I should probably start dipping my toes in the water now. Also a thanks to his older brother Chris, who shares my passion for finding the great albums - not compilations or singles - that still exist out there. Thanks to our music discussions we've been able to introduce each other to artists that were previously undiscovered.

Please feel free to post comments and enjoy the blog!