Glee and the Entitled Bastards Behind It.

I know I just posted about Dave Grohl recently, but this needs to be talked about.

So to be honest, I was a pretty big fan of Glee the first season. Though it was a kind of clichéd story, it had its moments and could be pretty funny while still pulling at your heartstrings. The songs that the writers picked fit quite well into the story, and the songs they sang were either classic or well known by almost everyone. The creators were ecstatic, as they had a huge hit- I personally know way too many people that watch that show religiously.

But this season has been rather different. I watched the first few episodes of the season, and it honestly just...well, it sucked. The episodes are written around what major artists' music the creators can get their hands on instead of putting songs in that are relevant to the story line- so there's not much of a story going on this semester other than the "Let's get to nationals!" thing from last season.

What bothers me the most is the sense of entitlement the bastards behind the music have. Recently, Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee, wanted to use Guns 'N Roses in an episode. When Slash said no, Murphy ripped into Slash, calling him a "washed up old rockstar" (quite the opposite, in my opinion). Nearly the same thing happened with Kings of Leon (who I can't find myself getting into anymore), whom Murphy called "snot

ty little assholes" for not wanting their music on the show.

So when Murphy asked Dave Grohl if he could use the Foo Fighters song "Times Like These" on the show, Dave declined. Murphy was, according to Grohl, "offended that [Foo Fighters] weren't begging to be on his fucking show."

Dave's remark is the best thing I've heard in a while: "You shouldn't have do do fucking Glee. Fuck that guy for thinking everybody should want to do that show."

And to be completely honest, you shouldn't. It's complete bullshit that Murphy thinks every single artist should want to be on his show. Why is he so entitled? Is it because Lady Gaga and Justin Beiber wanted to be on the show? I mean, they're the biggest pop stars in the world! Every artist and band should aspire to be like them, right?

No. Artists should be able to do what they want with their music, especially if they don't want it to be on some shitty, clichéd musical TV show about high school.

Godlike Genius

Well, the new Foo Fighters single dropped this week. And, according to NME, Dave Grohl is officially a Godlike Genius.

Grohl is one of those guys who, in all honesty, deserves everything he's got. But if it weren't for some stupid shit when Nirvana was just starting to get big, Dave would definitely not be where he is right now. His band, Scream, had split up due to a the departure of their bass player, and he had just been to a Melvins concert with Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic and started to get to know the two of them. Kurt and Krist loved Dave's style of drumming and needed a new drummer, so after an audition, they added him as a full-time member to the now infamous lineup of Nirvana, the band that changed rock music forever.

With the music industry in the state it is, it's very refreshing to see an artist who loves what he does but can have a sense of humor about all of it. Dave is another one of those guys who takes what he does seriously but obviously thoroughly enjoys himself, like in the "Fresh Pots!" video from when Them Crooked Vultures were in the studio or his commentary on seeing Jake Shears' nutsack at a Scissor Sisters show.