TELL ME, ARE MY EARS DECEIVING ME?

AVERY SUNSHINE,
HAVE YOU HEARD HER?

Maybe it's my inflated EGO or my shrinking pockets from not being in the game. It could just be my being unaware or just the fact that I can't listen to the radio that long anymore but, I have to ask; Where are the new breakout artists? When I can listen to the radio I hear artists like Neo, Faith Evans, Eric Benet Monica and Kem. I hear syndicated shows playing all the HYPE but same old "joints" (as if that makes them sound better), but I haven't heard any artists who might have started to made a break for the top of the charts and on to becoming household names. Tell me if I am wrong, and if I am just not listening at the right time of day.

MUSICAL PHENOM
"JEREMY JAMES"

I know there are a few artists like Avery Sunshine and Jeremy James who have put out some strong, critically acclaimed work. There was a lot of initial buzz about both of these artists projects, but somewhere along the way they both seem to have stalled out. Is it my imagination, the artists fault or is it a lack of media exposure? I really want to know your feelings on this and let me know if I'm off-base.

WILL DOWNING'S 1st ALBUM

There was a time, not too long ago, when artists like Les Nubians, Ledisi and Maxwell found their way to "mainstream" success because they had the talent and they got the exposure so their sparks could turn into flames. I go as far back as to when two radio geniuses threw away the first Will Downing' album because he looked like a Hip-Hop artist and we... I mean they didn't play Hip-Hop. Later the album was dug out of the trash and listened to. Out of curiosity we/they found out the true talent the man possessed! He was given a fair shot, and the rest is history!

What can we do? Will we get back to developing the new artists with substance? Does radio need a wake-up call? Are my ears playing games with my mind? Instead of calling myself "KNOWWAX" should I change my monicker to "DON'T KNOWJACK"?