Art for the End Times: How capitalism wrecked the music industry, ft. Torq Campbell of Stars
Where did all the good tunes go? Have millennials just gone the way of Gen X and Boomers before them, pining nostalgically for gilded memories of a past that never glittered? Or has the music business\u2014and music along with it\u2014really changed? In this episode of\xa0Art for the End Times, Lyta Gold explores the unsavory reality of the capitalist music industry with special guest Torquil Campbell (AKA Torq), co-lead singer of the acclaimed\xa0indie pop/rock band Stars. Torq guides us on a journey to understand the contemporary music industry, and how streaming platforms and usurious music-industry capitalists have built an environment hostile to creativity with their relentless fleecing of artists and consumers alike. To take back the culture, we'll have to take back the means of artistic production, and Torq offers some thoughts on what that might mean for cultural workers. Torq Campbell\xa0is a socialist musician, songwriter, co-lead singer of the band Stars, and co-host of the\xa0Soft Revolution\xa0podcast. Stars have released nine studio albums\u2014including, most recently, From Capelton Hill\u2014and have been nominated for multiple Juno and Polaris awards.
Read the transcript here: https://therealnews.com/torq-campbell-how-capitalism-wrecked-the-music-industry
Studio/Post-Production: Dwayne Gladden
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