Very interesting. As an old man I remember the times when the idea of not 'selling out' carried weight. For instance, a musician writer etc could devalue themselves if they 'sold out'.
Only a minor point on a style of music I don't know much about. I think rap in the late 80's and 90's did initially have a political aspect to it but for some reason it was later diffused,sidelined.
Yes the corporate stamp, impact is pervasive. Maybe that partly explains how many movies theae days seem standardised and interchangeable. (There are still some good moviea though). Even book covers can have a formula style.
I still find this lack of stigma attached to 'selling out' a bit sad.
For me the original appeal of writing and making music for a living was that you could ignore the corporate nonsense, but the centrality of social media to both enterprises has turned that on its head. By comparison, a job that asks for your attention 35 hours a week and nothing more is comparatively more rebellious.
Incidentally, this post reminded me of the The Rebel Sell, which I've been meaning to read for a while.
Razor sharp. It's called living beyond your means or hanging onto your level of comfort when Hollywood is no longer calling - aka - Debt. em on the cliffs of the Pacific in Puerto Vallarta(Night of the Iguana film area) at Casa Karma decompressing from an unwanted dip into US tyranny.
Somewhere along the line, selling out became cashing in….
Very interesting. As an old man I remember the times when the idea of not 'selling out' carried weight. For instance, a musician writer etc could devalue themselves if they 'sold out'.
Only a minor point on a style of music I don't know much about. I think rap in the late 80's and 90's did initially have a political aspect to it but for some reason it was later diffused,sidelined.
Yes the corporate stamp, impact is pervasive. Maybe that partly explains how many movies theae days seem standardised and interchangeable. (There are still some good moviea though). Even book covers can have a formula style.
I still find this lack of stigma attached to 'selling out' a bit sad.
For me the original appeal of writing and making music for a living was that you could ignore the corporate nonsense, but the centrality of social media to both enterprises has turned that on its head. By comparison, a job that asks for your attention 35 hours a week and nothing more is comparatively more rebellious.
Incidentally, this post reminded me of the The Rebel Sell, which I've been meaning to read for a while.
Razor sharp. It's called living beyond your means or hanging onto your level of comfort when Hollywood is no longer calling - aka - Debt. em on the cliffs of the Pacific in Puerto Vallarta(Night of the Iguana film area) at Casa Karma decompressing from an unwanted dip into US tyranny.