The ever-encroaching tide of economic inequality that has engulfed our planet stays steadily eroding the hearts of young people everywhere, for whom such forces are the most abstract, less the results of particular decisions made by particular men as they are an inescapable fate wrought by the mortal inadequacy of the preceding generation. The imminent American remake of the austerity measures that have ravaged the working people of Europe will no doubt be bigger & brasher in the true American style, and the shadow cast by the contemporary global robber barons will be all the darker for it. However, there is one light that refuses to be snuffed out-- one place where a man (or, on occasion, an exceptional woman) may succeed purely on merit & talent, like the American Dream of old. There is still one place where unique minds & sensitive souls are plucked from obscurity & lifted high to receive the accolades & security they truly deserve. If you do not know the place I speak of, ask any young person & they will tell you: the indie music scene. Every single day, stalwart guardians of culture like Pitchfork.com & Spin.com work diligently to mine the mountain of creative product made by the artists of America to unearth the best of the best, and bring the brightest shining gems to the surface. Because of these dedicated webjournalists, it is possible for one to catapult from a GarageBandTM -based bedroom studio to the stage of the biggest late...
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04/08/2013