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 The struggles between diverse people and communities over the allocation of resources, power and control in the arts is nothing new. What may be new in America is that the tradition of struggle and integrity that sustained our artistic cultures in the past seems to be waning with each successive generation. 
Julian Joseph: "Okay, so we are playing Jazz. So you've got to think fast.
It's music where you have to think on your toes..." "On the Interface Between Psychology and Culture," a dialogue with Michael L. Penn, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Franklin & Marshall College The commercialization of American culture has been documented, dissected and debated by scholars, writers and social scientists. Sure, some Americans are conscious of what's happening, but feel powerless fighting corporations and conglomerates that have deep pockets, immense economic and political power and an unquenchable thirst for more. Today, as in our past, a lot of African American recorded music will not be advanced in our society simply because many African American recording artists and their advisors fail to develop and maintain independently owned entrepreneurial platforms to operate from. Ten reasons why you really don't want a record contract NOTICE The information accessed through the links on artandsurvival.com is copyrighted in the name of the respective copyright holders and may not be republished or otherwise reproduced without the permission of the copyright holder. |