Who says the music industry is dead? I’m in it all day everyday, and I say it’s anything but.
The amount of music being released by majors, minors, signed, unsigned-whatever, is at an all time high, and I’m loving it…that’s the beauty of living in modern times; we have access to all sorts of music when and where we want it, and I for one plan on taking full advantage of it…
I just got back from St. Petersburg, Florida where I saw 5 bands play in front of a sold out crowd, all of whom were freaking out at every band whether they had heard of them or not. The merch lines were jammed all night too, further dispelling the myth that people don’t spend money on music or its products.
On the major label side of things, I heard the new Oasis single “Shock of the Lightning” and it appears our boys have finally returned to form—couple that with Noel Gallagher’s interview in NME and you’ll realize that yes, they are indeed back, and living large.
In the unsigned world I’ve been obsessing over
Here in Atlanta the band Vonnegutt is set to release their new EP (most likely on Big Boi’s Purple Ribbon label) while their front-man Kyle Lucas continues to hand over some amazing mix-tapes to fans—check out Kyle’s hip-hop interpretation of the Depeche Mode classic “Enjoy the Silence”-pretty great.
So while people continue to fret over the state of music in 2008, I’m going to continue my quest to find and consume as much as humanely possible… In fact, I’m off to LA this week to find more–I’ll report back upon my return…
-mm
