http://nycjunta.com/2010/06/16/the-creative-destruction-junta/ Strong opinions, strong drink Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:24:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://nycjunta.com/2010/06/16/the-creative-destruction-junta/comment-page-1/#comment-443 NYC Junta » End of the Mass Media and Pop Culture? Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:50:22 +0000 http://nycjunta.com/?p=497#comment-443 [...] Jeremy poses that the barriers to entry have been removed. Any musician with GaragePro can become world-famous: “The limits are only on ability, marketing savvy and drive.” He argues that the business model of the big labels is defunct, and I’ll grant that Big Music has lost its former sway, but can the model really be outdated if there are still commercial pop superstars making big money with the help of mega-amplified media attention? [...] [...] Jeremy poses that the barriers to entry have been removed. Any musician with GaragePro can become world-famous: “The limits are only on ability, marketing savvy and drive.” He argues that the business model of the big labels is defunct, and I’ll grant that Big Music has lost its former sway, but can the model really be outdated if there are still commercial pop superstars making big money with the help of mega-amplified media attention? [...]

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