pet peeve.

i hate it

when, in entertainment news or on music channels, hosts/interviewers/the non-artists say things to/about the famous person of the moment like,

"wow, so you write your own songs?"
"wow, so you sing live?"
"wow, so you play your own instruments?"
"wow, so your song lyrics are about personal experience?"

meanwhile there are and have been thousands of artists who do these things and have dones these things for years. it's the experience that we call "being an artist."


the music industry/community and the entertainment industry are so intertwined that all of the other talent that exists under the radar of the general public and major media is lost.


there are not only ten "artists" who deserve to walk red carpets and recieve nominations and awards. and there are people who audiences recognize as talented without back up dancers and autotuned vocal tracks.


/rant.

i'm not sure why the twenty-four hour news cycle even exists anymore.




the political news on Fox, MSNBC, CNN, NBC and CBS, etc., has not been news for quite some time.




it's always the same.


democrats try to pass legislation.
republicans filibuster; republicans demand tax cuts for the richest two percent of americans; republicans say things that are not true on camera.

republicans try to pass legislation.
democrats and minorities freak out; people are confused; republicans say things that are not true on camera.



democrats whine, bluff, back down, argue, make speeches. republicans say things that are not true on camera.