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Why is it that American Culture is so focused on creating something new? I don't know where I read this, or heard this, but Anthony Bourdain was saying something to the affect that there isn't really any new flavors out there. Or maybe it wasn't Bourdain.
But whatever, the point is that I don't think there's any new music out there. There's a wide world of bands, and instruments, and vocal techniques which makes it impossible for anyone's music not to be evocative. I think American Culture has torn up and discarded enough musical styles. Can't we go back and revisit some of the older ones without the artis being called poseur wannabe?
