Current trends in music are annoying the shit out of my right now. I think other people are feeling the same way as well. That being said, what will the rest of the year hold for music? What country or genre will DJs abuse next?

My predictions:

1. Mid 90’s Soft Alt-Rock… I think I’d take my shirt off if Natalie Merchant’s “Jealousy” was played out somewhere.

2. Radio Club Shit… This has always been popular but it’s coming back in a very big way. People want monotony i.e. Mims. Also… that new Rihanna song that kind of sounds like The Cranberries with some bass and Jay Z is FIRE!

3. Downtempo… Never actually met the guy but I checked out the Gaslamp Killer’s new mix CD (which is really good by the way) and is making me rethink the whole stoner downtempo scene. Cool shit.

4. Rare 60’s garage rock 45’s… Spending 2K on a single 45 is the equivalent of getting grillz.

5. Baltimore Club/Baile Funk… Shit doesn’t look like its going anywhere for a while…

6. The triple mashup… I want to hear some of these… Ayers I’m looking at you for this one buddy.

7. Backpack Rap… Yes, it’s back... pun intended. People are ready to start hearing Gangstar’s Full Clip remix again… possibly on repeat.

That’s it I think…feel free to rearrange or add to the list… but don’t forget you heard it here first.

Oh and here’s another little Baltimore edit by yours truly:

Dr. Pitts: West Baltimore

Florida here I come.

Mark my words. I can see what’s coming. Remember when I made a post about rave over a year ago? Soon after that Ayers did a rave mix and a whole ton of people started buying old XL reissues. See? In a few months don’t say I didn’t warn you when you’re buying Go Go Dolls and Third Eye Blind edits.