The Sixty One: Admirable, But Misses the Point

December 17, 2007 - 2:45 pm By John - USMA

The Sixty One

We live in a “you heard it here first” kind of world, where artists are hyped for all the wrong reasons. Internet music mags and blogs fawn over the Next Big Thing every other week, with little to no regard of the actual music in some cases. Bloated press-kits, inaccurate descriptions and fanboy enthusiasm over a new artist – you can smell the deafening hype/impending backlash a mile away – is what makes the music world go ’round in these fickle settings.

The Sixty One, a new music site where you vote your music all the way to the top, seems to be banking on the same scene.

The Sixty One is a Digg-inspired website that allows users to upload their favorite songs and wait for the cavalry to march in and rate your music of choice. If your pick is taken with positive feedback, it appears on the site’s front page; if not, then buried it will be. (more…)

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