Andrew McCluskey

The culture industry describes companies and creators who forge new products and art forms where commercial success hinges on the future conventionality of those ideas.

There is so much freedom to play and experiment in these shared non-monetized spaces, but the music industry is deeply broken and it is making music matter less, not at its core, but the consequence of diminishing its monetary value while placing the burden of popularity on broke artists means the whole thing feels like a demoralizing shakedown.... See more