Comic look on music industry?

[Aquila Blue]

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These strips are from a webcomic called Mac Hall. great artwork and funny strips

[Trigear]

good shit, good shit

lol

[jyvasaa]

made no sense, but i wouldn't be surprised if the riaa...

[edit] but yes, they were quite amusing [/edit]

[n_ick2000]

lol Those were pretty funny.

[Aquila Blue]

this one is good too

[I am Jesus]

Impressive shit!

[liquidmotion]

the text below is taken from flower.of.life

The Music Industry - A Complete Overview in 349 Words

The music industry is in a sad state: boy bands reign supreme, and the only people who share the spotlight are the pop princesses, divas, whatever.

This has been brought on by a number of things, the biggest of which being pop music. Since its rise in the 60's and 70's with the Beatles, pop music has been a conquering force, slaughtering all other types of music that get in its way.

Pop music plays on the emotions of the public, using catchy hooks and phat beats to catch the attention of the audience, then wowing them with beautiful people, exotic locales, and Britney Spears' big breasts. This is a far cry from other types of music, in which the members have long hair, bathe infrequently, and generally use naughty words in their lyrics.

For 99% of pop stars, their role in the writing/recording process is minimal: sing the songs and leave. Very few of these artists actually write their own music, and even less write their own lyrics. Credit must be given to Janet Jackson for trying, however, as she tells her writers what the song should be about and they convert her words in lyrics.

Why does the spotlight not shine on real musicians instead? Bands like TOOL, who do not crave the spotlight, the media, or the public in general, have the most talent and are appreciated the least. The industry must run on some type of sliding scale: at one end, the pop end, the least talented performers being popular and made millionaires instantly, while at the other end, the real end, bands like Nine Inch Nails are left with a much more treacherous path to traverse. One hit song at the pop end instantly launches the pop artist into a world of fame, fortune, and glamour, where he or she will stay until finally being spit out the bottom of the porn industry, leaving nothing but some once-popular songs and a risque video series. At the real end, however, most bands silently fade away, leaving a lasting legacy on the world.

[Xerxes]

Originally posted by liquidmotion
[B]the text below is taken from flower.of.life

Bands like TOOL, who do not crave the spotlight, the media, or the public in general, have the most talent and are appreciated the least.

The conundrum- say Tool (They are "fringe" I assume) releases a song and it becomes popular for some reason - Or in other words, "pop"(ular music)- then would it not be the trend of music lovers to rebel against it because it is the "mainstream" and find something "unique" and "underappreciated" instead?

[liquidmotion]

Originally posted by Xerxes


The conundrum- say Tool (They are "fringe" I assume) releases a song and it becomes popular for some reason - Or in other words, "pop"(ular music)- then would it not be the trend of music lovers to rebel against it because it is the "mainstream" and find something "unique" and "underappreciated" instead?

It would not be the trend. Fans of Tool would still like them, and would still know they have more talent/skill/moxy than the literal "pop" artists (b. spears, c. aguilera, p!nk, etc).

I, for one, would love to love britney spears, though