Reggaeton News:
Miami is not Seattle.
Which is why Reggaeton Crushes Indie Rock
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In his article "Out Of Step" (July7) Mossi Reeves writes that
Miami unlike most cities lacks a "vibrant indie culture" Translation:
White people are not the majority in Miami.
But is this a bad thing? Miami is like no other city in the country. So,
why should Miami aspire to be a bad Xerox copy of NYC, San Francisco,
Chicago and Seattle?
Let's face it, indie rock is never going to have the same impact here
that it has in other cities in America. And is going to take a lot more
than a new record store and a few indie club nights to change the situation.
Followers of indie should be happy, Miami offers them clubs and other
social outlets for their music. But they also have to come to terms with
the truth. They are fighting a losing battle.
The sound that has taken hold of Miami is Reggaeton.
Listen as it pours out of every car stereo in every corner of the city.
Please, I know Miami New Times assumes Its readership consists of homesick
white kids listening to the White Stripes and dreaming of sunny days in
hipster Williamsburg, but you are dead wrong. Please, cover Reggaeton
or better yet put it on the cover like other progressive publications
have done, Ignoring Reggaeton in Miami , is not only offensive. Is just,
wrong.
Barrio 305
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