An introduction into my love for music...

Incubus. BIG LOVE!

Studying Music Journalism has always been something I have wanted to embark upon, and now, here I am, studying at Southampton Solent University. A question we have continually been asked is to think of a song we love and opposingly, one we hate. Ofcourse everyone has had their opinions on each others tastes, and at times the debates did get a little heated. Luckily for myself, I tend to enjoy the influence of others music and love to delve into anyones music taste so I can broaden my own. When growing up, my parents tended to listen to quite a mixture of genres, ranging from the likes of Great Big Sea and Alan Jackson from the years we were living in Canada and of course the typical love for anything pop; Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys  and my all time favourite Bewitched! Moving back to England in 2002 I was greated by a wave of pop, pop punk and a little bit of everything really, with a personal favourite at the time being Brand New and Alexisonfire. Nowadays my taste hasn't altered all that much, perhaps now I tend to listen to a more alternative, heavier side to music, with intentionally a little more depth, yet my favourites still remain as Incubus, with Brand New still up there in my top favourites also. I think the dream for me is to be able to look at a piece of writing, an article and interview, and to love it entirely knowing I wrote it myself. Whether it be for one of these conglomorate magazines such as Kerrang!, Rocksound, Q or NME, or even for a local magazine such as Oxford's Nightshift.