“In the last thirty years, no artistic form has made cultural capital so central to its identity, and no musical genre has better understood how cultural capital works. Disdaining the reserves of actual capital that were available to them through the major labels, indie musicians sought a competitive advantage in acquiring cultural capital instead.”

— 5.4: Pitchfork, 1995-Present by Richard Beck

1:21 am  •  24 January 2012  •  4 notes