[brekk]

Nirvana was not pop. They were grunge with mainstream acceptance.

MTV,VH1,BET are not here to tell you about the new amazing band (unless that band will make a record label a profit) They are the TV limb of the music conglomerates. These channels are the promotion strength that allows the major labels to do what indie labels can't.

Note: I am not some anti major label crazy. I listen to music, i choose what i like, not based on where its released or which label the band is signed with. There is some good music on MTV, and a whole shit ton of crap.

We already have a thread about the Flobots, but they are immensley important right now. They are obscure, outside of the norm, and yet have become very successful on radio and TV. Bands like them are key, breaking the standardized molds of what sells to the masses.

Its the cycle of things. Genres explode, become over commercialized, and new offshoots branch off. 80's rock led to 90's grunge in response. early 90's thoughtful rap/hip-hop led to 00's over the top rap/hip-hip about being gangsta and nothing more. 00's idiot hip-hop is leading to a new genre of hip-hop that is a return to early hip-hop with important messages and thoughtful lyrics.

Most artists will come and go as their genre is the flavor of the month. Only the true artists will survive through these shifts.