While this documentary isn't an end all, tell-all scoop on the state of all things musical (as some petulant reviewers here seem obliged to note with disdain), it is a great primer for those unaware of the reasons for the decline of popular music in the US. Ever wonder why you're not hearing anything new or exciting on your radio? This film will shed some light for you.Now to answer a question posed by Long Rider:Making money being a musician does not run counter to the point of this documentary and don't know of one musician who would find that to be the case. The point that you so obviously missed was that the consolidation and corporatization of the music industry has rendered it on par with a fast food chain. You can get the same crap hamburger anywhere in the country and it will taste just the same as the store in your home town. This is what happens when corporations run radio stations en masse across the country, which would otherwise be marked by regionally distinct tastes and styles.The other problem is that corporation music conglomerates often don't pay the artists the royalties they are due. Why? Because record execs at major labels have this huge corporate structure to financially support and shareholders to appease. So the artist gets the shaft and barring expensive litigation with your former label, you have no recourse. I won't comment on Long Winded's character assassination of the various artists who appear in this film except to propose that maybe it is you who are the blowhard and one who harbors some racist tendencies at that.















