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Location: Houston, TX | Thought some people might be interested in this program. Frontline is doing a piece on the decline of the music industry. Here is the link:
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Location: Florida | "....The modern music scene was created in 1969, at Woodstock. Half a million fans, dozens of artists, and the politics of the times came together as a big bang moment that eventually would generate billions of dollars. But over the last twenty years, MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation, Internet piracy, and greed have contributed to a perfect storm for the recording industry...."
This is whats commonly referred to as a fluff piece. | |
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Location: Houston, TX | Charlie, I don't quite follow you...do you not like the promo or is it that you don't like the subject of the show itself?
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Scott
Thanks for the info. Frontline usually does a good job. The importance is that: for most of us guitar and music fans, we still perform songs that are at least 15 years old or older. That's because of the death of music (rock, folk, etc.) as we knew it. There is still a small segment of younger performers that are out there. It's rare that, they'll get much exposure. I don't know why. I'm sure its a lot of factors, that caused the music industry to implode. Perhaps after the viewing of Frontline, we can all provide our input.
Tommy | |
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PBS Frontline program on music industry