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The Jonas Brothers: The Sugar Overload Is Bad For Tweens' Health
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Once upon a time, I was a tween living 20 miles outside New York City, with only my stereo and CDs to channel my angst. 
The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Bush, Silverchair, and Everclear were my relief, gracing my Discman on a consistent basis. Some may diss these bands as carbon copies of one other, but there's no denying that they were comprised of musicians who knew how to play instruments.
The same can not be said for The Jonas Brothers, or Hannah Montana, or any of the other dozens of manufactured pop acts that tweens are currently being spoon fed. Adolescence is not an easy thing to go through (sixth grade girls can be so cruel ). Kids really need music that can help them vent their rage against the machine, not cardboard cut-outs manufactured by the pseudo "family friendly" Disney.
Okay, I'm biased. After all, when most girls were lusting after Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys in 1998, I was taping up posters of Kurt Cobain. I've never been a huge fan of contrived pop music, but it's obvious to anyone with ears that these sugary snacks that pass for pop acts won't produce the next great sound wave.
So, next time your child/cousin/sibling is nagging you to buy them Jonas Brothers tickets, toss them a copy of Nirvana's Nevermind instead, and show them what real angst is all about. And make sure their alternative-listening, Hot Topic-shopping brother or sister cuts out that My Chemical Fall Out Romance Boy shit while you're at it.
Together, we can free tweens from disposable pop stars and, hopefully, widen a few adolescent minds along the way.
Anna Apocalypse, who blogs at Pop Apocalypse.Blogspot.com, will comment periodically at CrabbyGolightly.com on music.
Posted August 31, 2008
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