I have heard the music of the future and it is the sound of my childhood. A while back I was talking with some friends about what the new music will be; what will be the next generation's rock'n'roll or hip-hop. My friend said that the new electronic music could be it and I was dismissive but after listening to the latest Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist which was full of lo-fi Nintendo sounding songs, I'm starting to think that he might be right. Perhaps the music of the future will be more DIY with people auto-tuning their own lyrics over beats. Kids won't have to wait for The Cure or Kurt Cobain to put their angst to music; they can make their own misery.

There's also another reason that I think that the electronic music could be the future and that is this - I can't stand most of it. I've always wondered what kids would do that would upset my generation. What would we find to be unlistenable and this might just be it. Although maybe the kids have something else up their sleeves. I mean, I kind of saw shorter shorts happening but the rise of the sex tape and sexting is something I never saw coming (no pun intended, especially since it's not a good pun.) Hopefully, some great artists will find a way to harness this style but until then, we may be starting at a future of 8-bit songs and kitschy covers like this...