The Ripple Effect: The Music Commentary Radio Show  

Yes, we live in an interesting world. Wonder what a visionary like Jules Verne or H.G. Wells would say if they saw the plugged in, fiber optic-linked, satellite-fed world we live in today. Would the visionary of the Fax machine and the submarine be impressed? Would the predictor of alien technology stare gape-mouthed?

A while back, I was asked to write an article on how the internet was influencing new bands and artists. Was the ready access of a history's worth of music a boon to creativity or a bust to commercial overload? Did the internet instigate inspiration or quench it underneath a flood of sub-par product?

That debate can rage on forever, but what can't be denied is that any hardcore trek through the webpages of this world can turn up an unsuspected treasure. Sure, there's a lot of fool's gold out there, but every once in while, when the moon and stars line up just right, you strike gold.

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