Why can't I find a band that is even remotely close to the talent of Washed Out? Well...is Washed Out even that talented? All of the rock music that is coming out now is reminiscent of the bands of the 60s (such as King Crimson & Janis Joplin). I swear I feel like Best Coast is a knockoff Janis Joplin and that most of her music sounds exactly the same. Bands like the Friendly Fires (whom lost a band member due to heart failure) or even Phantogram deserve way more acclaim than they are getting now. But, the state of media and journalism isn't really journalism anymore. A true journalist used to be an explorer; a journalist used to excavate through all sorts of music to "break" a new artist or band to the world. But, now most writers (even at major publications) are groupies and dick riders with MacBooks and iPads. There's very few journalists nowadays that have the balls to break a new musical act. Most just follow what other publications are doing; the safe mundane groupie route. It's truly lame and sad when you can look at the blogosphere and see the SAME exact content posted on hundreds and even thousands of blogs. Who has the balls to think for themselves? Not too many....
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