Comments on: What Will Replace MTV?

By: Mark Zonda

Mark Zonda — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:14:51 +0000

And that’s our job :)

By: Marilyn Roxie

Marilyn Roxie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:12:19 +0000

Exactly. The media have figured out that most people aren’t willing to put in that extra effort required to find what is truly good, so most will either A) take some of what is being offered up, or B) complain about what is being offered up, instead of C) seek a better alternative! And there are loads of alternatives, in regards to discovering music, these days.

By: Shamus McGroggan

Shamus McGroggan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:06:08 +0000

Agreed that music is becoming much more a niche thing or “secret world.” There is a lot of great music coming out but you have to put in the leg work and look for yourself. People expect it to be spoon-fed to them like in past decades but that just doesn’t seem viable anymore.

The stuff that’s spoon-fed (mass marketed) is the watered-down pop/rock/hip-hop stuff that is made to blandly appeal to everybody. That might be why people say there’s nothing good coming out. They rely on big media to expose them to new bands with some edge or some innovation and that just isn’t their business plan.

It’s like watching Jerry Bruckheimer movies expecting him to eventually make a great piece of classic cinema, but the fact that he just keeps making big-budget action movies leads everyone to say there’s no good movies anymore.

By: Mark Zonda

Mark Zonda — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:08:41 +0000

Next editorial is for you :)

By: Kalebarkab

Kalebarkab — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:31:26 +0000

I want to find good pop music. Help me please.

By: loreenhez

loreenhez — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:39:37 +0000

Infinite discussion :)

By: Marilyn Roxie

Marilyn Roxie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:42:09 +0000

@Saeed: I have heard something similar to that as well, seems like regular radio stations are struggling a lot…and on-line radio has had difficulties too, like when Last.fm had to start paying artists/labels fractions of cents per song. I noticed a whole overhaul in how they went about things after that happened.

I’ve noticed MTV playing some older videos mixed in with new stuff in the early morning hours as well…slightly encouraging, but their programming during the day still boggles the mind! I hope there’s some customizable music ‘channel’ someday, in the way that Idiomag is a customizable music ‘magazine’ for sorts!

@aupt Well, I grew up in a house full of CDs/records/tapes and paid my way for the most part until I came across Last.fm/music blogs/etc., but I still do buy albums by the artists I really love, especially if they are non-RIAA affiliated (meaning more of the money goes straight to them)- just ordered the new Spectrum EP on vinyl that will be coming in the mail soon :) Also, supporting musicians these days mostly constitutes going to live shows if possible!

I think there are both benefits and downfalls to the ease of music information/albums access…For someone like me who loves music, it is an endless trail that leads me to discovering more and more great stuff! For other people that perhaps aren’t as passionate about it because of the atmosphere, maybe they pass by things they would have checked out before.
And about ‘amateur’ bands putting up music on MySpace Music, sure they can do that, but if they don’t put in the effort+creativity required to garner new listeners, they aren’t going to be successful and reach the number of ears that they would if they did!

I think the problem lies with the great music being a sort of secret world nowadays…people who aren’t madly into it or on-line as much (and the internet is where music has shifted towards almost completely) don’t know where to look! And 2009 has been a fabulous year for music, by the way…

@Mark Zonda: I agree with this! I would definitely buy CDs based off of great singles in the past, and was more often than not disappointed in what the rest was like…and I don’t have the money to spend on all the music I listen to anyhow :P

By: aupt

aupt — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:17:03 +0000

sure does,the same happens to me when im still on junior high, but i regret nothing you know cause that’s just what collecting music all about, it could be a great record or it can be shite but either way you make a choice and support the artists you like.
and work their best to compete?i don’t really think so, you can make shite music and put it on myspace and people will hear you right on. and no musician makes great records no more, lots of em are good, but that’s that..no greatest album of all time no more. the last great album i’ve heard was arctic’s debut album. i think back then bands ought to be really good to get signed, and now you don’t even need record labels as you can make your own.
and seriously, not many people are like you..they can just download music and feel proud about it. i download music too im not being hypocrite about it, it’s just that when i found artists that i really really dig i’ll do my best to buy their cd or cassete.

nice to know someone still actually buy records anyway

By: Mark Zonda

Mark Zonda — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:32:11 +0000

Not in my opinion. Everything now is just transparent, and artist are forced to work creativity at their best to be competitive. I’m full of original album bought in the 80′s that I bought because of a great single (promoted on radio and MTV) where the rest of it it’s all crap. Surprise? I’d call it blind swap. Now everyone has got the chance to check before they buy. Because music maniacs still buy cd. My room can assure you.

By: aupt

aupt — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:57:40 +0000

there’s more reality show on mtv than on my local tv channel in indonesia.
online music sure does have great impacts on people these days,you can read about what happens 20 years ago on the internet or download records for free. sure is fun,but it spoils people too much, 15 years ago you’ll have to look for the records of your favorite bands and you’ll have to save money for it, but now you’ll just have to type it on google and there you have it. see that’s the problem, people are getting away much too easy these days, and it rips away the fun in music.

well that’s for me, i don’t know about you guys..

best regards from indonesia!