Know where to look. Looking at the mainstream radio and TV, you get the same crap qualitywise as when you look at MSM for news and commentary. It’s always been this way. What was the Sturgeon’s Law again? Metalheads digging Perry Como? Don’t make me laugh!
I like Perry Como and Merle Haggard. I also like Disturbed, Love Maiden and much harder stuff.
Get to chucklin’ ;)
PS, I’m a huge fan of Astaire and Hayworth as well.
But that's part of the problem. The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan. Elvis was on Ed Sullivan. Buffalo Springfield, Jefferson Airplane, The Who -- all of these bands and so many more were on prime time TV shows -- 8 PM on network TV. I was 8 years old and I watched 'em and I thought they were pretty cool. My parents may not have liked them (they actually did) but the bands were sure easy to find.
Today? You get crap at Ryan Seacrest's Rockin' New Years Eve.
If you want better, you have to "know where to look".
I say that's a problem.
Yep. Dick Clark isn't around anymore. I found this stuff through FR a couple of weeks ago. Indie band, Welsh boys, they look about 16 but this is sort of old-school stuff and I like it.
Catfish and the Bottlemen