ION INDIE MAGAZINE February 2016, Volume 21 | Page 100

Music by ONCE AROUND “Idol” Rock ‘n’ Roll will never die...the old cliché…or is that an adage...maybe a maxim? Hell, I have no idea. As a dyslexic high-school dropout, I never cared much for the literary arts. Which makes being a journalist for two years a little ironic--good one, universe! Side note: I did manage to earn a bachelor’s of science and doctorate, eventually, hence, “Dr. X”. (F-you, Principal Mancuso and evil office-lady Zimmerman!). Anyway, none of that matters. Let’s just say, “Rock ‘n’ Roll will never die” is an old cliché. Clichés are clichés, well, because they are basically true. As I've gotten much older and a little wiser, I have realized that all the best shit in life is at least 90% true. Take “comedy”--usually when you laugh your ass off at a joke or some standup routine, it's because it is based on something true and real. The best stories, the best movies, the best songs--all based on something true and real. With a lot of focus on modern music leaning towards the negative side, it is hard to remember some of the positive things. When I read DAVE GROHL’S posts on how these prime-time singing contests are detrimental to the development of real, natural and organically grown music, I agreed completely. Not many kids are out there forming Rock bands at the rate they did in my teenage years. Many people continue to say Rock is a dying genre. I call “bullshit!” I am not the least bit concerned of Rock ‘n’ Roll ever dying. That's because I've seen ONCE AROUND.