It’s not the internet
Tuesday the 5th of January 2010
- it’s the government that demonises youth music
- it’s the oligopoly of established radio stations
- it’s the aging of choice makers
- it’s the myth of Boomer exceptionalism
- it’s the reduction of venues due to gentrification
- it’s the media’s obsession with celebrity and speculation
- it’s the popularity of DVDs and video games
- it’s the use of music as soundtrack
- it’s the lack of music literacy
- it’s the elevation of talent shows
- it’s the economic rationalism that stops investment in new acts
- it’s the change in charting methodologies
- it’s the cheapness of music
- it’s—
Music is crap and I hear a lot of people say it’s the internet that’s responsible. I disagree. It’s also the internet (the sheer availability of music, the popularity of the internet itself) but not only.
By Richard, 22 hours, 15 minutes after the fact
“it’s the aging of choice makers”
do you mean those who put the music out or those who listen to music?
By David Golding, 1 day, 2 hours after the fact
I mean those who choose what music gets put out. Perhaps I should have said “it’s the greying of record companies” but I think I was (as usual) trying to imply something in addition that I can’t recall now.
By Richard, 1 day, 18 hours after the fact
As understanding is a three edged sword, I would add that an aging audience may be more critical and less forgiving.
By David Golding, 1 day, 18 hours after the fact
I think audience taste has very little to do with it. I’m also not sure that the aging of the audience has changed its character, any more than its other demographic diversifications.