What caused the change in the music industry?

I think one has to understand what those bands did and how, in a way, their mission was completed. read more

The popular music industry is not going anywhere, but it doesn’t matter. Music doesn’t have to be wildly popular and sell records in the millions to be good. Trends change Electronic music is simply more popular than rock these days. While it’s influenced a lot by record companies, it’s also organic. read more

People. People changed. They went from the need to own music to just being able to enjoy music without having to directly pay for it. At first, this was via Napster and peer-to-peer sharing. read more

People in the sixties and seventies honestly thought music would change the world. Yeah, I know: pathetically naive. These days even U2 take for granted that they’re just dispensing product. read more