What has happened is that those who consume music have found new methods of exposure to different genres and artist. We no longer have to rely on the Towers, Sam Goodys or Best Buys as our outlet for introduction. And thank God for that. Otherwise we would listen to whatever some merchandising mutherfucker thinks will sell well based off of shitty trend analysis or worse — based off a gut feeling.

If the industry wants to save itself it needs to adapt to the technology and realize that, suprise suprise, the internet, as it levels the palying field of access to information, it is giving us access to a broader range of better music.