Just call me mainstream girl

You know, i never really understood the argument of 'Selling-Out'. I know, bands go mainstream, they become part of pop culture and their fans from before suddenly start pointing fingers goin "Blasphemy!" But why? Sure they appear on magazine covers, sure they may be called to endorse products or campaigns, but does it always have to be the case? If you think about it from another angle, can't it be that these bands are simply sharing their good music with a wider audience? I don't know, I've always felt that good things should be shared with the world. Or maybe that's just the typical Asian collectivist side of me talking hehe. And sometimes, are they really 'Selling-Out'. For some bands that go mainstream, I personally see no difference before and after, but yet their former fans can insist that "Their music is pandering towards the masses now! It's not true, I'm not gonna listen to it anymore!"

Undeniably, this is true for some bands or artistes who truly pander towards commercialisation after getting on the mainstream bandwagon. But for some of these fans, can it be that they're just being a tad oversensitive, that maybe their disdain for the bands they used to like stems from the fact that everyone knows them now and these former fans are no longer 'special'? haha kinda like an infringment on individuality.

this relates to what im supposed to be studying now actually. that some people see the evolution of the internet to that of pop culture to be infringing on its use as a tool for democracy, and voicing of minority views etc. but i don't. why can't the internet serve multiple purposes? those who wish to use it in a more popular fashion can do so and those who want to use it as an alternative form of media can do so too. i mean after all, that's the freedom of choice right?


Note: Ehh i respect everyone's opinion ah. So don't flame me. hehe im just giving my take on things ^-^

Entry @ 7:27 PM; Sunday, October 28, 2007

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