Re: SXSW What wasn't there

Tom, as the polite folks in Ireland say, ' feck away off'.
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"Dallas Says, "WHEN MUSIC GOES SOUTH YOU END UP IN AUSTIN"

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST OR TRENDINESS BY TRENDIEST

The South By Southwest Music (and film) festival is over for 2009.
Wisely scheduled during spring breaks, it has grown. Unfortunately it
has Disneyfied too - that is, become more safe, more clone like, more
bland, and less exciting.

Though I was not there - I can only judge from the podcasts, and net
coverage - I found a lot that wasn't 'playing'. I invite those who
were there to give their input on my comments.

1. There wasn't a hit song. Know why we don't have one hit wonders
anymore? We don't have one hit. Seems when everyone writes their own
music, everyone records mediocre music. Sadly the music needs a hit,
and desperately needs good professional talented songwriters.

2. There was not an ounce of rebellion. This may be the least
rebellious generation yet. I see no reason to play music that is your
father's oldsmobile, yet this generation seems bent on fitting in
instead of standing out in any way.

3. There was not a whiff of talk about how rock is so bad it has
become everything it started out opposing. There is an overall
Disneyfication of music that turns real music into Ameridan Idol
corporate music contests.

4. There was not a bit of originality. No one brought anti rockor
anything that was truely new or original to the festival. Everyone
caved into the established order of bland bands.

5. There was no fair media coverage. The media refused to cover any
opposition to the festival, or to the clone music or to the growing
movement against rock or anything else. Music media has turned into an
infomercial for blandness. We need fair media.

6. There wasn't that much fun or excitement that comes from new music
- the reason for the festival in the first place.

Tom Hendricks
(editor of the 16 year old zine Musea)





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