I guess the difference is how high the barrier to entry is. In the 70s you needed a lot of cash or record company backing, now anyone can do it. However the high barrier to entry in the past didn't stop plenty of **** music coming out.
Buckethead is an interesting case - putting out an album every day at one point. He prefers not to call them albums, using the term 'pike'. And lots of people put out something every couple of weeks. I have no qualms about the medium of internet only releases, but I do think many of these people over release. Why not record just as much stuff at home, then release only their best of their best once a year or so?
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