Inside music journalism post-2008 recession, and how media consumption in the 21st century offers a road map for the continuation of the once-robust medium.
Intellectually, I know the problem is structural economic issues. I guess I just feel like the unconditional victory of poptimism, its takeover of essentially the entire industry as the dominant paradigm, left all of the publications out there sounding exactly the same. How many times can you read the same piece about how Taylor Swift is the greatest musical genius since Beethoven?
Intellectually, I know the problem is structural economic issues. I guess I just feel like the unconditional victory of poptimism, its takeover of essentially the entire industry as the dominant paradigm, left all of the publications out there sounding exactly the same. How many times can you read the same piece about how Taylor Swift is the greatest musical genius since Beethoven?
This is so good. Aaron, thanks for writing it.