Transient said:While I agree with the points raised in bullet point #6 about Music, I think there are some important issues overlooked.
I agree that the larger media distributors have homogenized and focused their releases to target specific demographics. But, the internet has made it easier for Indy artists to get their music heard and their performances seen. Any artist with a camera or phone can reach a much larger audience than in decades before. More music available, if you want to look for it, but also more noise to filter through to find what you like.
There seem to be a lot of artists who get well known by this method no one would ever have heard of if we only had the big music companies and distribution to rely on.
like this has 3 million hits in less than a year and multiple youtube covers lol, and created a couple of news stories. But it doesn't seem to be on the air anywhere or recorded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNoLJy68ZcE