Re: [microsound] [OT] The Day the Protest Music Died

[jan larsson <jlarsson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

They are wrong. The radio was just as commercial in the 70's. The=20
corporate powers was there in full force in the 70s.

The article describes the local US situation and as such its not=20
something I care about. But more interestingly there are no protest=20
songs to be heard on the radio in europe either. Or outside the radio.=20=

So the reason is apparently not at all connected to the situation for=20
some US radio stations.

And this lack of interest from artists is not limited to top-20 songs.=20=

You need look no further than "microsound"  ...  its not much more=20
political or critical than the typical entry into the eurovision song=20
contest. In the 70s a list project would hardly be based on the numper=20=

pi .....

I've just bought the DVD of Ake Hodells "Lagsniff" (from a TV=20
-broadcast in the late 60s) and lets not forget his=20
electrscoustic/soundpoetry stuff like "Mr. Smith in Rhodesia" and so=20
on. And I remember other 70s electracoustic compositions dedicated to=20
(and named after) Che Guevara and so on.

This lack of fighting spirit among todays artists is not limited to=20
commercial music and blaming the political powers just wont cut it ...=20=

they were no better yesterday.

l=F6rdagen den 22 februari 2003 kl 21.25 skrev Glenn Bach:

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