Originally Posted by wedoitfortheloveofmusic

Plain and simple, it's because we buy their bullsh*t! The consumer has gotten lazy and accustomed to flashy, beautiful, mainstream, and whatever comes out of the radio. In addition and I say this generally speaking what I've seen with artists now a days is they are lazy. In the past there used to be a "barrier of entry," if you wanted to get into the music industry. You had to invest all this money into a professional studio, print a bunch of cds/tapes, book a bunch of shows, grease some wheels to get on the radio station. Now a days it's as simple as creating a social network page, a sound cloud page, and maybe a youtube channel and bam...you have a shot at the big leagues. Now a days, again generally speaking from what I've seen in the industry, artist complain about "hooking" up a recording session, "hooking" up instrumentals, "hooking" up a gig, but when it comes down to pay ah man can you work with me? 10 minutes later there at the strip club, popping bottles, showering women with dollar bills, and smoking on planet earth's finest greenery. So hopefully the point you're seeing through my somewhat confusing post is:

1) We are too lazy and unwilling to step out of our comfort zones as viewers and listeners(generally speaking)
2) The Barrier of Entry is so non existent that any and everyone thinks they're the next biggest thing making the industry so flooded with bs that it's much more difficult to find that jewel.
3) Artist are lazy and unwilling to invest in their craft (generally speaking)