tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post2170982713239464488..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Pop Music is Now for the RichBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-61835685741411829272016-11-24T08:39:13.051-06:002016-11-24T08:39:13.051-06:00That's a very good point, Anonymous. The whole...That's a very good point, Anonymous. The whole idea of hollowing out any aesthetic authenticity by monetizing every aspect of the experience seems to me profoundly decadent: T-shirts, mugs, special collector's editions of CDs, special receptions and photo sessions and so on. It all smacks of the creepy cliquishness of high school grown large and grotesque.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-38959972550163198412016-11-23T18:54:17.273-06:002016-11-23T18:54:17.273-06:00You write “coastal elites”, but at least with the ...You write “coastal elites”, but at least with the super-pricey opportunities to meet the band that are now offered, these are meant for elites in general: they are actively promoted to the new wealthy classes from Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, the Middle East, or China. These people have money to spend and are very social media-conscious, and interacting with celebrity musicians allows them to flaunt their status and possibly one-up their peers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com