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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
feverish obsession with novelty
that exactly describes the zeitgeist of today
in every respect
it is because the avalilability of instant information in the internet is still fetishized for that and that alone, not for the content that is delivered.
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This 'feverish obsession with novelty' isn't exclusive to new teen generation though, is it? I'm sure there were a million 50s doo-wop bands signed & hyped on the basis of being merely a doo-wop band.
And the Black Kids, in spite of the hype, have still fallen off the radar of most people. Certainly myself. It strikes me as a bit mountain-out-of-a-molehill, this article. Bands that aren't popular instantly aren't going to stop being bands. Or, for that matter, every band that seems like they're 'suddenly getting big' have usually been plying their trade for yonks. I'm surprised recently that Fuck Buttons seem, to some people, like the 'big hyped new thing' because, from my perspective, having seen them play to somewhere in the region of 20 people, they have worked their dicks off to get where they are now. Of course, if you're not me, or from their locale, then they're just suddenly being hyped, but that hype represents masses of effort and sacrifice on their part - effort and sacrifice that the majority of people in bands aren't willing to do. By proxy: I'm sure this would apply to any number of bands.