Originally Posted by Screen13

Connections, connections, connections. It was always that way through the ages. Seriously, there's nothing wrong with it, as it always works when you play the card right, but sadly the number of the more daring connections have been less in number. Also, in my opinion, those who push the buttons have been a little bland and calculated in the music taste department Stateside. I have to admit elsewhere around the world, the Pop scenes have a little more flavor to my taste.

Sometimes it works with the public, other times it does not.

The Industry changes with the "changing of the guard" - one series of people deposing another, and the usual tale if that when someone takes charge, the goal is to discredit what happened before or at least knock the rising stars and keep the established ones. A chess game - Machiavelli style with Beat.