Luckabaugh, Steve wrote:
quoted 7 lines * Has it occurred to you that drum and bass is a totally
>> * Has it occurred to you that drum and bass is a totally
>> mainstream musical form right now
>
> In the UK, yes, maybe but in american NO! I don't hear it ANYWHERE on the
> radio (meaning normal big commercial radio not college radio) so it's not
> *mainstream*. I don't see a Plug CD or a Wagon Christ CD next to Rickie
> Martin in stores.
America is a musical wasteland. Back in Sweden, I didn't know a single
person who liked The Rolling Stones, here it seems that everybody does, more
or less. Admittedly, I sort of changed circles upon moving, from
media-related to a bit less so, so I'm sure that's a factor, but it still
doesn't explain the 100% discrepancy.
quoted 7 lines * Has it occurred to you that many drum and bass musicians
>
>> * Has it occurred to you that many drum and bass musicians
>> make most of their living off of selling their music to advertisers?
>
> Really? Most d'nb musicians? why are there so few adds featuring it if
> it's so widely sold? This doesn't make sense. Where do you get your
> information?
Again, I think that's a UK thing - but even here in the US, I think I hear
four to five D'n'b or IDM-style background tunes per hour. Not all of it
particularly good, but most of it better than just reusing or redoing Top 40
material and all of it far more interesting than anything heard on the
radio. I'll try to keep score during prime time tonight by keeping the TV on
while I work.
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