Talking of music. Have you ever been to a gig? How close were you to the stage? Were you close enough to smell the sweat of the frontman? or maybe you were too busy in a mosh pit to be worried about the band. Were the support(s) act any good? Maybe they were rubbish or they were really good and are an up-and-coming band. And how was the sound? The sound differs at different venues and some really have poor acoustics. Maybe you haven't been to a gig because every time you try to buy a ticket for the band or singer you want to see, they are sold out and the only way to get a ticket is from a tout and their prices are sky-high and out of your budget.

To hear someone say they aren't really into music is one of the saddest things to hear. Music brings out so much emotion. Who doesn't put on their headphones/earphones and listen to music when they go to the gym? The music we choose helps motivate us. We might play a whole album, just a single, or just some different tracks from different artists. If you're ever in need of some gym-inspiration, check out the Rock IV soundtrack with its perfect theme song Eye of the Tiger to get your working that extra-bit harder

It's (almost) impossible to have a favourite band because there is so much good music out there, but we know which genres we don't like. If you're not a fan of pop, you still might not get the latest popular song out of your head because it's so catchy. While we have control of what we play on our mp3 players and phones, we don't have any control over the jukebox. You might be unlucky to be in a place where a girl keeps putting her money in and choosing the one-hit-wonder from Aqua – Barbie Girl. God help you. Or a cover of one of your favourite songs which you can't stand!

Nowadays, I rarely listen to the radio and most of my music listening happens on YouTube where I can listen to music that isn't censored, read the lyrics, or watch the music video for the song because in the UK, MTV doesn't show them anymore.

As I write this post I am listening to Liam Gallagher - Come Back to Me. Liam was the frontman of Oasis who are one of my favourite bands. This is a single from his first solo record/album which came out late last year. I'm glad to say It's pretty good and not a flop.

Questions
Are there any up-and-coming bands in your city?
Which is the biggest music venue in your city?
Have you ever bought a ticket off a tout?
Can you think of two other theme songs from films?
Do radios censor English songs in your country?
Have you got a favourite music video?
Do you prefer any covers to the original?


Key
Press - to touch something with pressure
Rewind - to go back in time of the song
Fast-forward - to go forward in time of the song
Gig – an informal word for concert
Stage – the place where the band plays
Frontman – the leader of the band. Usually the signer
Mosh pit – the place where people run and jump into each other... only at heavier music gigs.
Support act – the artist who plays before the main band
Up-and-coming – an exciting new band not yet really famous
Venue – a place where a gig happens
Sold out – no more tickets to buy
Tout - a person who buys tickets and then sells them at a higher price.
Into – like
Headphones/Earphones – the things you put on or in your ears to listen to music
Album – a collection of songs
Single – one song released from an album
Track – songs
Soundtrack – a collection of songs from a film or TV series
Theme song – the main song of a film or TV programme
Out there - available to listen to
Fan - like
Genre – type of music
Catchy – a song that easily gets in your head
Jukebox – a machine you put money in and then choose the music it plays
One-hit-wonder – a song from a band or singer that is very popular, but it's the only song that is popular for them
Cover - a copy of another person's song. To cover is when someone plays another person's song
Censor – to take away the bad words in songs
Lyrics – words of a song
Music video - the film that goes with the song.
Solo album/record - an album a person does away from their normal band they are associated with
Come out - released so the public can buy
Flop - an unsuccessful album or song


Cheers
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