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As with any map like this, the most startling thing to me is how the south really is a totally different culture, almost a totally different country.
by sushisource 9y ago
As with any map like this, the most startling thing to me is how the south really is a totally different culture, almost a totally different country.
- bluedino 9y agoIt's a race thing - most of the country's African American population lives in the south, with little pockets scattered elsewhere. NYT did a similar set of maps for TV shows and the results were similar. White America likes hip-hop, as you can see from the maps but there's almost no interest in other pop music from the south.
- leemcalilly 9y agoHere's an interesting filter to apply to this map: all of the innovative music from the last 100 years originated in the triangle between Memphis, New Orleans and Nashville—blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and country. All of those genres were born in that small geographical area. It's the Silicon valley of modern music. You could also argue that hip hop is a permutation of blues/r&b.
- freehunter 9y agoWhat's also interesting is that now that triangle is "the established players" and the disruption comes from various other areas. Grunge from Seattle, Motown/R&B from Detroit, hip-hop from Atlanta, old-time from Asheville, electric blues from Chicago. Much like how Apple from Silicon Valley owned the idea of buying digital music until Spotify swooped in from Sweden and disrupted that business model and forced Apple to change their plans, the Nashville sound is in constant danger of being disrupted from afar by similar-but-more-modern sounds. Interesting parallel I think.