Indigo Children

Today's tune is a commemoration of the Tea Party reunion.
I saw it coming. Whoever said they didn't, it's oblivious to the music indistry.

Yesterday I spent the entire day at Edgefest. The best interview of the day went to Mockingbird Wish Me Luck. They turned the tables and interviewed me! It was a super awesome time. We forgot each other's names, posed with Gibson guitars and joked around. Great guys. :)

Puscifer was in my head since Friday morning.

I never gave a fair listen to Puscifer. Mostly because I thought the Queen B video was lame and that the V For Vagina mascot was rediculous (not to mention the name of the album). But putting all that aside, I listened to the album and was blown away when I first heard Indigo Children, which is quite haunting. I love haunting music (I'm a big fan of chants in general - which are often beautifully haunting in nature).

The topic of Indigo Children is quite grey as no one seems to be able to agree on a definition. Some say Indigo kids are those with a bright blue aura, who are very conscious of the world, their intuitions and feelings. They are creative, curious and somewhat stubborn. Other medically inclined people believe Indigo Children are sensitive to the ways of the world and in turn have developed ADHD or other mental illnesses that leave them persecuted by classmates. They are generally seenas gifted children, who are bored of the current structure of society. They are still quite creative, intuitive and curious.

The only traits both sides seem to agree on are the gifted creativity and curiosity kids generally have, which they will likely carry with them into adulthood. The intiutiveness of such children will often either flourish or flounder depending on how they are brought up. It's an interesting topic. One Maynard seems quite interested in. Fans of the Lateralus album know that Maynard (brainchild behind Too, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer) is quite eccentric himself. His Lateralus and Puscifer album delve quite deep into the subconscious mind, while A Perfect Circle tends to be more fluff in my opinion (though still equally enjoyable!)

Seeing A Perfect Circle live again was a great experience - especially watching from backstage.

When I first saw the band, it was with the original line-up in 1999 when the band was shiny and new. They were opening for Nine Inch Nails' Fragility V2.0 tour. (When The Fragile was released) It was spectacular then. Yesterday was less spectacular in lights, but all the drama remained in the music.