Music Snobbery Ahoy

I think I'm beginning to understand all the music snobs who snub artists after they become big. Now, I wouldn't go that far but I share a certain sympathy with them. For example, take the artist Kate Nash. She's been around since at least December '06 (this is when I first heard her) and now she is getting to be quite big - prime-time Radio 1 airplay, videos on TV, album out soon on a major label, the lot.Yet despite all of this I can't shake the feeling that somehow she's betrayed me. I used to be able to talk to people about her and they'd have no idea who she was. Now, however, most people will have heard of her and I feel like her songs are not addressing me personally anymore which is the feeling I got when I first heard The Nicest Thing. It was a great feeling, like entering a new relationship. I don't get that so much with her new single, Foundations. That's not so say I don't like it; quite the contrary. I love the song, it just doesn't feel personal anymore. The same thing happened with Reverend And The Makers. I saw them supporting Arctic Monkeys and I loved them instantly. Now they're getting big, some of the magic is going, although they're still great.

Now, I'm just hoping and praying that Kate Nash doesn't sell out.

Money, Money, Money

I'm a student, and as such I have a student loan. Problem is, the student loan doesn't cover living costs, as it is supposed to. All it covers is rent, and then I have to use my overdraft to cover food, bills and other stuff. It's impossible trying to find a job in the town where I live too, so when I'm low on money I have to call my parents (and I HATE asking them for money). So now, at the end of the year, I have no money whatsoever and have to frantically search for jobs both at home and in Penryn, where I live during term-time. If I don't I'll have literally nothing to live on over the year.

More on this as it develops.