The Cult of Novelty
Speaking in broad strokes, to make music is to create. All musicians, in one way or another, bring something new into the world, whether through simple songwriting or technical artifice. We revere musicians for their ability to make something new, and we encourage experimentation. So should creativity always be rewarded?
Well, no. You see, my fellow Generation Y-ers, our precious Internet has created something of a catch-22. On one side, it …
