In particular, an idea that I've been coming back to for the past few years: that the digital distribution of music means new artists aren't just competing with each other for listen attention, but with ALL recorded music:
I became a teenager in 1972. In 1972, I was listening to music that was almost exclusively made in 1972. Some of it had been made in 1971, but that was about it, with few exceptions.You can read an edited version of his presentation here, the video is below:
Something the internet has most definitely done is bring more music from more places and more eras into the hearts and minds of us all, but young people in particular, which is great.
Most students I know have an extremely broad appreciation of music. Far broader than I did. Obviously classic rock is very popular, but so too are all sorts of vintage and world music.
tags: digital music John Taylor
