New School VS Old School ..

So the topic that can devide nations in politics, buisness and especially music what rules are the right ones to follow or who do we follow, those representing the newer "mtv generation" or the classics who set the standards in the first place, the old school?

I guess both arguments have reason, right? I mean you cannot dispute that amazing artists have found they're running ground in the 21st century with phenemenons such as Lily Allen, Lady Gaga and the true queen herself Beyoncé Knowles. With the lazyness that is our young generation where technology is being made even more convinient everyday to the point where we don't really have to go out and buy an album EVER (THE DOWNLOAD DEMON!) its hard to even judge new artists on their talent, but more on they're fan base. The new school are all about who's in and forgetting who's not. Your judged on how many twitter fans you have, facebook friends you've got and myspace plays you can rake in and really thats all that counts. I mean don't get me wrong the music is still amazing and somehow mind-blowing but not as life changing as it was back in the day when it really was all about what you were singing.

There were no social networking sites back in the dizz-ay, I mean did the internet even exist? In those years it was all about the superstar, the phenomenon and the ultimate divas. These were the years when Icons were made, not just celebrities, legends were born not just stars and standards were set so high, our celebs nowadays just can't quite compare. When an era can bring about an artist of such a high calibre as Michael Jackson who has sold in total 700million records in his entire career, one cannot question the standards set when the message was simple, give us a hit or go home. No gimmicks, tricks or myspace hits were needed in order for these guys to sell records, as they all had the sheer determination fueled by the realisation, that you either made it, or you didn't. Unlike nowadays when celebrities can rely on programs like "Strictly Come Dancing", "Celebrity Big Brother" and "Im A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here" to once again revive they're dwindling careers and give them the fame they crave.

So I guess its fair to point out that the internet has not only made this new generation of stars, but also destroyed them. While giving them a new platform to connect with their fans through twitter and myspace it has removed they're ability to sell records through illegal downloads and album leaking. I mean who knows if the Old school artists would have survived the cyber space world we live in everyday, or would they have crumbled under the pressure to be more popular than you are talented. But what we can say is they definetly set the standards and even after they're retirement, demise or death they're music is eternal which is a note that should be taken by every artist that emerges today. New school VS Old school? Dust of your vinyls folks because it's pretty clear that our golden oldies have made a home run.

Love Dollface xxx