The State of the Music Nation Address

It’s been a tough year for music. Then again, there hasn’t been a year in the past few decades when you wouldn’t be justified in starting an article like this with such words. The reasons are varied, and many often relate to social trends rather than musical taste and financial concerns as opposed to fad or fashion. So, I thought I might end the year with a look not at a specific band but by discussing some of the problems music faces in the modern age. But don’t worry, it won’t all be doom and gloom, and hopefully, by the end, I will have offered some silver linings and pointed out how we need to think differently about music if it is to survive and how it might fit into our lives in the future.