Tag: #MAGA

  • Where is the Music Industry?

    Where is the Music Industry?

    Like the old proverb about Nero’s indifference while the whole of Rome was on fire, the music business is fiddling while the world is burning. With some notable exceptions, music today writ large is remiss in not speaking to urgent societal issues with consistent focus and calls-to-action. History is replete with classic songs that were centerpieces to…

  • Sometimes Music Reflects Society, Now It Must Also Urgently Lead Again!

    Sometimes Music Reflects Society, Now It Must Also Urgently Lead Again!

    Here is the oft-requested “Socially Driven Music For Dummies!” Primer. So, it’s been suggested that we present a simplified overview of the recent essays (linked below) that I co-wrote with respected analyst Hanna Kahlert, of renowned London-based MIDiA Research, which covered so much territory of interconnected concepts that all affect the current and future viability…