so jsepeta says: "oh, please spare us the bs. ClearChannel decides what they want to market, and the labels all have to kiss ClearChannel''s buns. while using modern tools like loop manipulators might put one into the ''britney pop throwaway music'' category, it won''t necessarily bestow her girlish figure on you. so garageband should be seen as a fun toy/tool, but not necessarily something that will make you a "star". the age of the album is dead; long live the single.
and I sez: "Not sure what part of my post was BS. I''m in total agreement about the evil that is CC, but the relationship isn''t quite as one-way/black-white as you paint it. Maybe for indies, but not for the big 5.
And I"m not denigrating loops...I think they can be used in pop nonsense as well as "serious" music (whatever that is). And I never said GB will make anyone a star...merely that it empowers people to MAKE something instead of CONSUME something. As to the quality, that is up to the person.
The dynamic between consumer and producer is changing. Yes, CC controls a scary number of radio stations. We are at a tipping point in history. The next few years will be critical with regards to content creation and the state of the commons. Tools that enable people to move into an active role help attenuate the power being amased by entities like CC via activities legal and otherwise. You only need to look to bbs'' and weblogs to see the possibilities. Go to Google, enter "miserable failure" and click "I''m feeling lucky. That result was the organized unwashed masses, not CC.
