I finally thought up a tagline for The Blah Blah, in case you didn’t notice it on the title bar: “Indie Music that Could Change Your Life.” What do ya’ll think?
I wanted something that was non-religious but still conveyed the idea that most of the music here is trying to accomplish more than just giving you filler for your ears. It’s like a convergence of art and faith, Keith Green playing The Prodigal Son Suite at the Bla Bla Cafe back in the 70s.
It really leaves the blog open to have either Christian or non-Christian stuff, so I’m happy with that. I don’t want to be boxed in too much.
Indie Music that Could Change Your Life…
I know I put non-indie stuff up here too, so it’s technically not accurate, but I aim to have mostly indie music.
And, if you wanna be technical, will all the music here change your life? Probably not. But I hope most of it does in one way or another.
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May 9, 2008 at 9:18 am
gW
blah blah-
I have been reading / downloading from your blog since the first of the year…
I don’t know if it has changed my life, but it has definitely helped change my perspective…
props to you and your hard work. I thank God for your diligence!!!
- gW
May 9, 2008 at 10:55 am
bdstimpson
I like the tag line. (But it was pretty cool to read the “in search of a tag line” tag line before.)
May 19, 2008 at 2:04 am
SolShine7
Cool blog. I’m spotlighting indie music on my site too. Your tagline reminds me of the scene from “Garden State” where Sam (Natalie Portman) asks Largeman (Zach Braff) if he wanted to listen to The Shins. she said something along the lines of “it will change you life.” Man, that scene (and movie) was great. It’s one of my top favorites.
May 20, 2008 at 7:31 pm
jakestimp
Dude, I loved Garden State. It’s the movie that got me hooked on indie music more than anything else.
May 21, 2008 at 2:05 am
SolShine7
Awesome! There are so many great songs on that soundtrack. I’ve listened to Frou Frou, Coldplay and The Shins countless times because of it.
May 27, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Julia
You say you don’t wanna be labeled too much, so why call your music “indie”? And why putting even another label on top of that, in telling us which direction it could be heading, what it might do to us - I think it has to come naturally instead.
So what have people been referring to whenever talking about your blog?
What about: Music that bubbles a little under the surface - blues to indie to rock to emo to punk to worship.
Or anything connected with that bla bla -Keith Green hint.
I know how hard it is to find a proper tagging line! The current one I think is alright, but you can do better! I don’t like neither, the “indie” and the “could change life”. It’s too cheesy. Don’t tell us what it does, tell us what you think it is.
“music that…” is a good start!
or what about ” The Blah Blah - for every grain of music” or if you want that “life” perspective in it:
“music for every grain of life” ( a little Bob Dylan hint combined with Keith might do the trick to show Christians you are one, too)
Of course you could make it sound like a radio commercial and say: Wanna broaden your horizon? Change your way of thinking? Then come join me listening to thought-provoking witty lyrics compelled with simplistic/ unique/uncommon tunes.
(Ok, I know this is bad but I guess/hope you can see where I was trying to go?)
Whatever enters your mind. Just - try harder, please! Your blog is so so awesome, so creative! Every new post abut a band I have not yet heard of enchants me! Your tagline could be, too!
This blog is special! So maybe I should take this post as an opportunity to thank you for all the work you continuously put into posting music from all sorts of varieties! This is a blog open for everything and anything as long as it is inspiring. And that’s why this your very blog is source of that, too.
x.o.x.o to great music!
May 27, 2008 at 7:37 pm
jakestimp
Thanks for the encouragement, Julia. And good points too. Yeah, the whole “change your life” thing is a little cheesy… And I don’t really put up just “indie” music here but all sorts of stuff, so the indie music thing doesn’t make sense either… Not really anyway…
Maybe I’ll just add “Or not” to the current tagline for the time being, until I come up with something better. That’ll at least get rid of some of the cheese factor.