I'm currently re-reading Michael Azzerad's "Our band Could Be Your Life", which is about the Indy music scene from 1980-1990, which covers everything from Black Flag and the Minutemen, and ends with Nirvana. I read this, probably 20 years ago, this is my era, these are my bands. The music industry grabs up whatever is 'trending', and runs it into the ground. As a musician, I watched this first hand. It's fascinating and too big to write about here.
To your bigger point: where are the bands? Still in the underground, I hope. I'm still playing. Still in a band. Just not trying that hard to make it.
I love to talk about this kind of stuff and have a perspective that only age brings. If you ever want to have a rant/conversation, hit me up.
aperol being the “the official spritz partner” of the festival was a nail in the coffin - like are we marketing a tennis tournament or a music festival???
& these sponsorships create a “soft censorship” where now the talent needs to be palatable (or no advertisers). I’m not even mad at the current talent it’s just like revealing of how we pay and reward artists 🙃 Ty for your comment love ur substack btw
I'm currently re-reading Michael Azzerad's "Our band Could Be Your Life", which is about the Indy music scene from 1980-1990, which covers everything from Black Flag and the Minutemen, and ends with Nirvana. I read this, probably 20 years ago, this is my era, these are my bands. The music industry grabs up whatever is 'trending', and runs it into the ground. As a musician, I watched this first hand. It's fascinating and too big to write about here.
To your bigger point: where are the bands? Still in the underground, I hope. I'm still playing. Still in a band. Just not trying that hard to make it.
I love to talk about this kind of stuff and have a perspective that only age brings. If you ever want to have a rant/conversation, hit me up.
aperol being the “the official spritz partner” of the festival was a nail in the coffin - like are we marketing a tennis tournament or a music festival???
& these sponsorships create a “soft censorship” where now the talent needs to be palatable (or no advertisers). I’m not even mad at the current talent it’s just like revealing of how we pay and reward artists 🙃 Ty for your comment love ur substack btw