> This narrative of relentless homogenization and
decline badly needs some fact-checking.
Really Doug. This fetish you have for checking things against reality is getting a little out of hand.
Who cares that musicians/bands can now be successful through the internet? Or that this is how queer rappers have gotten a following.
And the mix tapes you can buy on the streets weeks and months before you hear them the radio? Ignore them.
As list moderator you have metanarratives to uphold! This is America dammit! Home of narratives that fly in the face of reality.
Remember: on the signs saying "Welcome to the United States", in small print underneath it also says: no fact checking allowed.
Brian Dauth Queer Buddhist Resister