Idol Speculation
Is American Idol fixed from the start? One more ex-contestant on the show claims that it is. Of course, we would say it really doesn’t matter if it is a con or not, the show demonstrates everything that is wrong with the music business.
One has to wonder how shows such as this skew the American public’s (and British audience’s… since that is where the show started as Pop Idol) sense of the music industry. As anyone who has worked in the music industry understands, so much of what happens in the conventional music business is focused on big hits rather than careers because big hits makes the labels and their corporate owners profits.
The idea of support for a career in music is not something American Idol is meant to do. It is meant to generate public interest in a small group of handpicked musicians (though being able to write and play is secondary) who can be marketed in the short term for large profits.
So, is it really a surprise if the show is rigged? Would you want to bet your stock portfolio/investor profits on an investment that you could not in any way control?
McCartney’s Mini-Concert for Letterman
The songs include some classic wings and Beatles tunes: “Coming Up,” “Band on the Run,” “Let Me Roll It,” “Helter Skelter,” and “Back in the USSR.”
What do we think?
Old Crow Medicine Show on Austin City Limits
Be sure to mark the weekend of December 22 on your musical calendars. That’s when Old Crow Medicine Show will work their musical magic on Austin City Limits. Lucinda Williams will also perform. Let’s hope they play Wagon Wheel!
