Reply #6: Great interview.

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Thanks for posting that, Zorra!

I think the corporate forces that run this country know just as well as anyone else how POWERFUL the music of the 60s and 70s was, and how much strength it gave to social change. They are NOT going to make the mistake of letting that happen again. With ClearChannel controlling the majority of radio stations, and a few big conglomerates controlling the recording industry, they can prevent anything remotely political, inspiring, or just plain funky from reaching the mass media. That leaves only local and niche music scenes to try to make a difference. However, I believe that as things get worse and worse over the next few years, protest music will make a huge comeback-- but it won't be anything like the empty crap that we hear now. It will be different and new in ways that we can't predict. At least that's my hope.