[hotmetal401]

It's surprising to read that people on a Hip board are opposed to Can Con. Do you think you would have ever heard of the Hip if it weren't for Can Con requirements?

Now, I'm not saying that the Hip aren't good. I'm saying good, or even great, doesn't get you played on the radio or on MuchMusic. For evidence, I point to the career of Britney Spears.

There's no denying the importance of CanCon on Canadian music over the past thiry-five plus years. It has made the careers of a lot of talented people; it's also given us The Moffats.

As for Britney, read Steven Johnson's "Everything Bad is Good For You: How Today's Popular Culture is actually making us Smarter." Britney isn't the anti-Christ; she's in Vegas, playing 5 shows a week at Caeser's.

Cheers,

Pat