Shaking one’s head in disbelief at what “the kids are listening to these days” is no new concept, but we look back and laugh trying to imagine who was offended by the Beatles singing “I Wanna Hold Your Hand.” A lack of understanding across broad generational gaps is to be expected, but at the current rate of technological advancement I found myself shaking my head at “the kids” when I was only fresh out of college myself. It wasn’t about the music they were listening to, but how they were listening to it… When I was just a young pup, my parents gave me a Fisher-Price record player and some children’s sing-along and story telling records. My ears starting bending heavily toward music by 6th grade, and in 7th grade I was enthralled by Punk Rock, a genre which has always been a proponent of vinyl records, largely due to … Continue reading →