Music-Industry on It's a Binary World 2.0 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/tags/music-industry/ Recent content in Music-Industry on It's a Binary World 2.0 Hugo en Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:46:42 +0000 More On The Soul-Killing Music Industry https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2014/04/24/more-on-the-soul-killing-music-industry/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:46:42 +0000 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2014/04/24/more-on-the-soul-killing-music-industry/ <p>Posts like <a href="http://www.ifightdragons.com/blog/?p=567">this one</a> and others I&rsquo;ve <a href="https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2014/03/05/next-time-those-record-companies-try-to-make-you-feel-all-sad-that-they-arent-making-as-much-money-as-theyd-like/" title="Next time those Record Companies try to make you feel all sad that they aren’t making as much money as they’d like…">mentioned recently</a> help explain why I&rsquo;ve had an increase in hatred of pop music as my music tastes have expanded. (Although I don&rsquo;t think there&rsquo;s anything wrong with enjoying Bubblegum - as it was once known - most of it is garbage) The record industry, as with any established industry (and not too differently from fast food chains), hates risk. They take artists who put out amazing mix tapes and make them bland. As a corollary, when I do enjoy mainstream acts (as opposed to indie), I tend to enjoy the songs they <strong>don&rsquo;t</strong> play on the radio. (Lana Del Rey and Fall Out Boy are perfect examples)</p>

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