It never fails. Whenever a new genre or scene begins to take flight, a horde of copycats and Johnny-come-lately’s follow suit, mucking up and degrading the original vision until it’s a mere shell of its former glory. We’ve seen it consistently over the ages. Here’s a common scenario—a couple of bands from what we’ll call “Scene A” start out doing something pretty novel and fresh, building an audience slow and steady, until such time momentum strikes and success comes-a-calling. Those with either horrifically rotten timing or less ingenuity begin to take note and corral their own bandwagons, circling the top tier with their eyes on replicating this new and novel scene. We’ll refer to this brood as “Scene B.” But, it doesn’t end there. As time goes on, “Scenes C and D” begin to...
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