an_engel_on_earth [he/him, they/them] to music • 3 years agoIs Old Music Killing New Music?external-linkmessage-square50 fedilinkarrow-up146file-text
arrow-up146external-linkIs Old Music Killing New Music?an_engel_on_earth [he/him, they/them] to music • 3 years agomessage-square50 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
"Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking."
minus-squarepumpchilienthusiast [comrade/them, any]hexbear4·3 years agoliterally the same it ever was. one of the most iconic songs of my youth in the 80s, soft cell's "tainted love," is a cover of a 60s r&b song and i didn't even know until like the 2010s link
minus-squareGosplan14 [any]hexbear4·3 years agoThat's a cover though. Modern revivalism actually emulates the sound of past genres as well. link
minus-squarepumpchilienthusiast [comrade/them, any]hexbear1·3 years agosha na na, the stray cats link
literally the same it ever was. one of the most iconic songs of my youth in the 80s, soft cell's "tainted love," is a cover of a 60s r&b song and i didn't even know until like the 2010s
That's a cover though. Modern revivalism actually emulates the sound of past genres as well.
sha na na, the stray cats