6 Reasons Why The Australian Music Industry Is Currently The Worst In The World

6. Attack of the Clones

If you were scrolling through pages and came across that picture above, at first glance you would think it's just another story about Justin Bieber and what level of douchebag he had achieved that day. But no, that right there is Reese Maston. And although I will name other instances, this is whom I will be mainly focusing on as it simply proves my point like no other. Reese Maston, winner of Australia's X-Factor season 3. Did he win on his vocal ability? I am sure he and his fans would like to think so. Did he win it for his artistic merit? Hell no. The reason AND THE ONLY REASON they not only chose him for the show but why the masses voted for him to win (although admittedly, there was not much challenge from the other so called artists) was because of Justin Bieber. Who at the time was EXPLODING onto the scene and around the world. So when little Reece rocked up looking like an exact carbon copy of what was relevant everywhere else at the time, they snatched him and made sure the show revolved around him. They manipulated the viewers into thinking that yes, he was the Australian Justin Bieber and milked it for all its worth. And didn't the confused (or are they just stupid) masses lap it up and fall for it hook, line and sinker. And the clones attacked once again.

For this is not the first time it has happened in the last 2 decades and it's already happening again. Anyone remember when Kylie Minogue was a pop princess singing Locomotion (really badly) and dreck like "I Should Be So Lucky". Then Madonna decided to release Erotica. Suddenly, Kylie changed her image to be more of a sex symbol. Grunge kicks in, suddenly she is in a clip with Nick Cave & dressing all "alternatively." Madonna releases a disco dance album, so does Kylie. Do you see the trend happening here. The arc of her career mirrors Madonna's in almost every way (even an attempt at Hollywood). And let's not forget the Nirvana cover band that was Silverchair (More on them later). Hell, American bands used to copy the Australian way of rock because they believed we were the best musicians in the world. Now look at us, reduced to recycling the lowest common denominator pop garbage that was relevant in the United States 6 months ago. I am actually dead set shocked, not just surprised, but shocked, that we have yet to see an Australian version of Lady Gaga or Nikki Minaj, although give it another few weeks. The sad thing is that nowadays, the once iconic musical conclave of talent that is Australia is inexplicably being aligned with the miserable excuse of nothing more than glorified karaoke competitions known as...