here are some new thoughts on music from an old sour source. (before i begin... Frida ROCKS. that was such a kickass movie)
I was at the club listening to what turned out to be a highly 80's music night (which it wasnt. which amused me since i loved all the songs they played) and i realized that the most original music in my sleepy judgement is stuff that was written / performed during highly oppressive political times. The Reagan years brought about some of the most creative stuff. I think that you will see something similar now.
the biggest hinderance is that the music that will emerge will be immediately made popular by the mainstream alternative system. back in the day, 'alternative' did not exist. there was college radio, and less than a half a dozen commercial radio outlets for punk / goth / industrial music. Nowadays, we have half a dozen commercial radio chains in the US that own dozens of radio stations all cookie cutter. (oops. i'm slipping into a corp radio rant...) not only that, we have at least 3 music video channels. all making it much easier for a band to break out and become popular.
i think what it all means is that it has become extremely difficult to have original new music styles emerge. there are some bands that do it, and make dramatic changes in their sounds without having to bow to corporate pressures. but those bands are few and far between. (examples: Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins, Beck)
What you need to do is check out College radio stations. they typically have the best access to the newer unproven bands and their styles. whats hard is to weed out the crap from the good. commercial radio is filtering so much from us that when you dive into the college radio level you have much more chaff amongst the good.
sorry for blathering... you can kick my ass later for it.
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(before i begin... Frida ROCKS. that was such a kickass movie)
I was at the club listening to what turned out to be a highly 80's music night (which it wasnt. which amused me since i loved all the songs they played) and i realized that the most original music in my sleepy judgement is stuff that was written / performed during highly oppressive political times. The Reagan years brought about some of the most creative stuff. I think that you will see something similar now.
the biggest hinderance is that the music that will emerge will be immediately made popular by the mainstream alternative system. back in the day, 'alternative' did not exist. there was college radio, and less than a half a dozen commercial radio outlets for punk / goth / industrial music. Nowadays, we have half a dozen commercial radio chains in the US that own dozens of radio stations all cookie cutter. (oops. i'm slipping into a corp radio rant...) not only that, we have at least 3 music video channels. all making it much easier for a band to break out and become popular.
i think what it all means is that it has become extremely difficult to have original new music styles emerge. there are some bands that do it, and make dramatic changes in their sounds without having to bow to corporate pressures. but those bands are few and far between. (examples: Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins, Beck)
What you need to do is check out College radio stations. they typically have the best access to the newer unproven bands and their styles. whats hard is to weed out the crap from the good. commercial radio is filtering so much from us that when you dive into the college radio level you have much more chaff amongst the good.
sorry for blathering... you can kick my ass later for it.