http://powerevolution.tumblr.com/post/133543612986/why-are-so-many-millennials-so-uncool
Found this article this morning and though that it put a decent answer to a question I have been pondering.... Why does modern music suck so bad?
Yet another example of how monopolies hurt us.
The upshot of the essay is that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 removed barriers to radio broadcasting that resulted in a very small group of corporations owning most of the radio stations. The result of this has been the commodification of music and "artists" across the broad spectrum of music and art in general.
This has led to being forced to listen to Taylor Swift until her subliminal message of conformity and slavery turns your brain into mush and you end up buying all her perfume, jewelry and clothing line too. It is also why older people find you shallow and tasteless - if you are the quintessential Millennial.
"It seems that with the advent of the internet, and the seeming freedom and ease it could provide to get relevant music out there, corporations have gotten even more aggressive to keep people’s thoughts on consumption, rather than cultural and social change. And millennials are the ones most vulnerable because they have no personal connection to a time when music actually mattered."
John Lennon - Cool
Mumford & Sons (we’re supposed to believe they’re a rock band) - Not Cool