Hello fellow human beings - this is Paige

I'm sure the two or three people actually reading this blog are very curious about the mysterious life of such an interesting person, such as myself. And if you did not catch any sarcasm in that opening sentence, we are no longer best friends. Okay...  let's try that again.

Hey, I'm Paige. My favorite color is red. I discovered the joys of music when I was eleven. A brilliant band named Jack's Mannequin rescued me from the evil clutches of Radio Disney. The album 'Everything In Transit' brought me into this world that I never knew existed. Music. It meant something... there was more to a song than just giving you the chance to dance around your room or sing along at the top of your lungs. I had realized that there was this secret power that music contained. And with that discovery, came a desire to learn everything and anything there was about it. Five years later, I still feel as though I haven't even scratched the surface.

Throughout the years, my ears have been fortunate enough to fall in love with many various musicians, albums, genres, and sounds. It's a daunting task attempting to listen to and analyze all the music circulating throughout the world, past and present. It never ends!! But that's what keeps it interesting I suppose. My iPod is continuously stocked so I always have something new to be exposed to and learn from. I try to stick to my belief that there is something to appreciate in any form of music, although at times that can be difficult. There have been countless times when I have hated an album the first time I heard it, came back to it a few months later, and had it become my new favorite album. It's definitely an on-going process.

Alright, now I will sum-up my thoughts. I will admit that I am not a musician, not even the slightest bit. I'm that girl who reads tons of books about music throughout history and biographies of talented artists. I hate how everything is going digital, I still can't resist a new CD or vinyl record. There are significant differences between hearing a song online to hearing it through a stereo to hearing it on vinyl, trust me. My favorite place to be is at a concert. There is just something brilliant about standing in a crowd of people breathing in the same atmosphere of hope and noise... wow. Okay, I think I've introduced myself enough, I'll stop boring you with my words. Alec and I shall be posting some stuff soon.

--p.benson