Tuning In

    Hello! My name is Nikole, and I've started this blog to talk about music and recent concerts I've been to. I'm currently thinking about majoring in journalism (specifically music journalism) once I attend college. I figured I should start writing stuff down if I want to be a journalist. I'm not too sure what my ideas are for this blog but my thoughts just include writing reviews on recent bands I'm listening to and reviews of concerts I have gone to. I might as well have this first post be an "about me" post so I'll tell you a bit about myself. This probably isn't considered professional, but this is also me figuring out how to use this Blogger website (and I'm not professional).

1. My favorite band of all time is Blink 182. I have too many other favorite bands to list here.
2. The first concert that I can remember is Kelly Clarkson back in 2008.
3. My favorite concert I have been to would have to be Blink 182 in 2011 during the Honda Civic Tour. The opening acts included My Chemical Romance and Matt & Kim. 
4. My favorite concert experience was when I saw Green Day at the Marquee Theater in Tempe, Arizona. That was the first time I witnessed a mosh pit and crowd surfing. A second favorite is All Time Low in 2014 because it was the first time I was against the barricade that separates you from the stage. I have never been that close. 
5.  My music taste is very expansive (I would like to think), but if I had to pick a favorite genre, it would be punk.
6. I considered majoring in biology, but I can't picture myself in a lab anymore. Music is my passion.
7. Sadly, I do not know how to play any instruments. I wish I could play guitar or piano or the ukulele. I have a guitar so I'm considering about picking that up again and trying to teach myself over the summer.
8. My favorite movie is Almost Famous.
9. I want to travel. Anywhere. Everywhere.
10. I don't want this blog to be very formal. I just want to test it out and have fun with it. (Knowing me, I will probably dedicate myself to this for a month and then forget about it. Or probably not. Who knows)

So I noticed that this ended up being a "My Favorite..." list than anything else. 

I hope I can update this blog a lot during the summer. I know I can talk about music for days and months and years. I feel like I can have fun with this.

*insert catchy signing off phrase I'll think of later here*

--Nikole--

Songs I listened to while writing this:

Let's Dance to Joy Division (The Wombats), Jet (Paul McCartney), Viva la Gloria (Green Day), Mountains (Biffy Clyro), In Too Deep (Sum 41), Goodnight Moon (Go Radio), Island in the Sun (Weezer), Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)