> I hear from hundreds of publicists, record labels, band managers, and other professionals who want to hype the newest new thing—for the simple reason that the

> I hear from hundreds of publicists, record labels, band managers, and other professionals who want to hype the newest new thing—for the simple reason that their livelihoods depend on it. Well, maybe the reason should be the love for music as an art form? > So the problem isn’t a lack of good new music. It’s an institutional failure to discover and nurture it. This is absolutely true. Most of the stuff that's pushed to the top is a bunch of lifeless, riskless, perfect crap. Moreover, everyone involved knows it: musicians playing the parts (if there are any), producers, sound engineers, label representatives, artists and, sometimes, listeners. I agree with the main idea of the article: music is treated is an asset and it does no good.