Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Hashtag #peibackgroundmusic


Over on Twitter, I'm trying to kickstart a meme for the hashtag #peibackgroundmusic .

Around town, I've noticed that 1970s-80s hard rock has become the new elevator music. I find this hilarious. On my morning commute, I walk through an empty Confed Centre mall to the strains of Led Zeppelin. I've had breakfast at Cora's, with Guns 'n' Roses as background music. I've been at the Charlottetown Mall, and Ozzy's Bark at the Moon was playing at a shoe store.

In the 1980s, this music was the ruin of a generation. Truly the devil's music!

My tweets have a basic formula: the location, the song/band, and the (non) reaction of the crowd. It is a celebration of the absurd, and a nostalgic look back to the rebellion of youth.

My God, Ozzy playing in a shoe store. And no one noticed.