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The Way the Music Died

Posted by michael on from the drove-my-chevy-to-the-levy-but-the-levy-was-dry dept.

segfaultcoredump writes "Frontline just released a show entitled The Way the Music Died, an in-depth look at all that is wrong with the music industry. The show will be available for online viewing on May 29th. Their website includes the full text of all of the interviews done during the show, including a very interesting one with musical legend David Crosby, where he hits the reason the industry is having problems right on the head." Reader robl adds "This is a good sequel to the 2001 Frontline episode, The Merchants of Cool which showed how the music industry markets its wares to teenagers and how it hypes artists."

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  1. No big mystery here by scottennis · · Score: 5, Funny

    We've known since the early 80s that video killed the radio star.

    --
    Read any good sonnets lately?
  2. Um, care to re-phrase that? by Ruprecht+the+Monkeyb · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the David Crosby interview:

    That's not a good thing, because it means that anybody that looks good in a well-shot video is suddenly at the top, whereas hugely talented people, who are great musicians, can barely get arrested.

    Don't sell yourself short, David. You are hugely talented, and have no trouble getting arrested.

  3. Re:that explains it! by quisph · · Score: 3, Funny
    People go to hear artists like Bob Dylan sing.
    I'm not sure that I'd call it "singing," but yes, people do go to hear him emit sound waves from his mouth and throat area.
  4. Re:Cut it down to 3:05. by missing000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nope, NPG is now Sony.

    Here is a good history of the legend known as prince.