OC it is dead! It was invented in California USA by Russian immigrant who barely spoke english and wanted a fast buck.

Now the Internet has provided a more democratic broadcast tool for the
rest of humanity.. apprx 99.9999999999999% of the human race. IOW Put yer stuff on the net if you think you are THAT good.

MP3 and or Video ... depending on your connection to the internet..

They - the media bores are out of luck and you don't have to listen to their crap anymore ..... don't get it, do you?

BTW It was never about who is the best or worst ACCORDING to some twit in an Office in uptown someplace-you'd-never-be or be welcome, nor were the Worldviews of the 90's - 80's - etc wrong or bad or anything, rather more interesting - there ALWAYS were OTHER views including your own, that few could experience or knew anything about.

So when the Muddie here for example tries to sell me a CD of somebody in Kentucky - I don't think 'oh I want to buy that' I think 'where is the site so I can sample this person who the advertiser says is good'

Different and dare I say much easier and cheaper and just... better...