Before the Music Dies

Before the Music Dies is a documentary film about the change that is currently taking place in the music industry today. This film was released in 2006, so I feel that some things have change, for the better, since its release. I will let you watch it for yourself (for free at the link above via HULU) to decide if you agree or disagree. I have to say that before this documentary, I never actually understood the term "Video killed the Radio Star". In the past, I think that we have been a society who is willing to accept someone as talented because someone else tells us that they are. I feel that this is still happening but is happening less. We want to be lied to as a society but when someone screws up and takes the veil off the lie, even if by accident (Ashlee Simpson lip-syncing anyone), we are outraged and act as if we didn't know we were being dupped. To assure that this doesn't happen again, I feel that it is best that we start using our brains and decide what music we like or dislike on our own. And realize that there is so much wonderful music out there and that you aren't getting it from most of your radio stations. Take a break from the radio (especially if it is a Clear Channel Radio Staion) and listen to something new or old for that matter. Instead of Britney Spears, put in some Miles Davis, CCR or Jack Johnson. Expand your horizons. Find something that speaks to you. Discover new music. The recording industry is dying but if musicians started giving their music away (a la Radiohead), there would still be a live music industry and it will continue to thrive. And then, we will find out who is actually capable of entertaining us with their talents instead of their ass.