Crazy Night in Vegas!!

As you all are aware I took the incredible journey to Vegas to see Deadmau5 perform live at Club XS for their 2 year anniversary! Myself, Jonny, Matt, and Chadwell made our way out there around 2 o'clock looking to spend the rest of our night at the club dancing and raging. Turns out the trip was exactly how we thought it would be. A few drinks in the hotel room before hand, a 40 minute wait into the club and next thing you know we are inside one of Vegas' hottest new venues! Once inside we took the liberty to walk around and see what the club was all about. All of it was incredible from the bars to the lighting and even a pool in the patio area. We even got to see the Mau5 right outside of his cabana before the show!! As the night went on his set got wild playing songs like "Raise Your Weapon", "Sometimes Things Get Complicated", "City In Florida", "Moar Ghost And Stuff" and of course "Strobe". The highlight of my night besides being able to see Deadmau5 perform was getting to shake hands and give a shout out to his manager Paul Macrae. Overall I think I can speak for everyone who attended that it was a wild show and one of Deadmau5's best performances yet!

O and did I mention I took that photo... with my blackberry!! Haha

Deadmau5 this Monday Night $50 Bucks in Vegas!!!

I'll be attending this at Club XS on Monday night! Definitely going to try and take some photos and post them Tuesday!! ENJOY!!

Soda Tax in California??

To tax or not to tax? Seems to be the big question lately especially with the economy taking a dump. California Lawmakers want to impose a new law that would force taxpayers to pay more for beverages that contain sugar or sweetener. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez is the person behind this new law proposition. Specifically, the law would allow a one cent levy for every teaspoon of sugar or sweetener in every drink. The "taxing" would not be the responsibility of the consumer but instead the corporations that are responsible for the bottles of soda. Either way the American Beverage Association (who includes companies like Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods) are not too happy about this proposal and we all know if they get hit with a new tax the price we pay for soda's will go up.


The main motive behind the law is set on the premise of changing the obesity rate in California and putting money back into schools/programs. Thirty percent of our children in California are overweight. Something definitely needs to change but who is really responsible? Parents? Schools? Corporate Food Companies? Whoever you want to blame, putting a tax on sugar drinks is not going to effectively solve the problem. Food addictions related to obesity are no different than ciggarette smokers who need a drag. If people need their fix, their going to get it. Lawmakers project an estimated one and a half billion dollars to be made in one year if this law goes through. So is California really out for the interest of obese funding or is this another plot to make some profit? If you want to change obesity rates, talk to the parents feeding their kids and get them involved in healthy alternatives so they can reverse what is happening. Maybe dropping food prices on healthier products so people don't have to buy junk food would be a good place to start. Our country and this state have become to sensitive and involved with everyone's business. Americans need to focus on the bigger picture and realize that we run ourselves a lot better without a helping hand in every area of our life. Let's change the obesity by working to make better products and promote healthier living, not adding another tax to our state.

Blogging

Welcome to BradBlog. A lot of the driving force behind this blog was the realization of how much people depend on the internet. Since the development and success of sites like Facebook, the internet has become a second reality for most of us. Anyone with something to say can now use mediums like blogs to express their likes/dislikes to whomever wants to take a gander.

My First entry is of one of my favorite songs of all time "Strobe (Original Mix)" by Deadmau5. Not only is Joel Zimmerman tearing up the world of electro, he is also changing the way people experience music. What draws me to artist like this is how expressive they are in their music. Joel is the type of artist that gets lots of feedback from fans with live streams of concerts, random recording sessions, and the occasional free track from one of his websites. He embodies the point I made in the first paragraph. Not only has he become famous through means of good music and a original style, but also because of his dedication to his fans and making that personal connection.

The song "Strobe" to me in one word is peaceful. The slow build up and technical breakdown together make my ears rejoice! It's music like this that to me does not need words; not to mention the bass if you have a nice sound system :) More songs, videos, links, and things to come on my blog. Just glad I got the first blog jitters out of my system. ENJOY!