[NewMusic] Yes, Streifenjunko

[weasel walter]

the rise and fall of united states musical scenes is very patternistic
and somewhat predictable in nature. in this case, it's just like all the
others - the arc is the same. someday i'll probably have to write down my
whole thesis about it, but right now, i don't have the time, so i'll just
point out something particularly pertinent. 

what i'm seeing here is rampant factionalization and a resulting lack of
unity in relation to the bigger picture of the scene. it's not that there
was any particular unity before, but now any notion of that possibility
is studiously avoided. when a scene reaches this amount of musical
saturation, it's natural for most people to choose tightly focused camps
and stay exclusively within them for reasons of support. of course, the
viewpoint within these camps is generally that of "we're the only/main
thing happening". if the isolated camp is not well received by the
public, the camp assumes nothing is happening at all.  

there's plenty always happening. it's just a matter of whether or not one
can relate to it. 

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