This plan of Mr. Laskows could work. That is provided the major labels want to get involved. The key words there are want to.
If they don't, I don't see it working.

I've spent many hours surfing the net and listening to some of the worst garbage ever recorded. I finally quit doing it. If a song makes it to radio it has to be good. Radio stations don't want to be known for playing garbage. After all, they're in it for the money too. More listeners equals more advertising dollars.

The major labels, whether you like it or not, search out the best songs and create the best productions. They also get the most airplay which in turn leads to CD sales.

They also controll all the great music from the past. If they decide not to play ball, and from a business point of view they'd be better off not to, it'll be just as it is now. A whole bunch of wanna be's wanting to be.

The cream always rises to the top. If you want it bad enough, you can get it. Maybe all those that can't seem to find their success should step back at look at the stuff they're creating. Maybe the change needs to be closer to home instead of the market place.

I'm not saying the current system is the best, but in the end, the cream is still gonna rise to the top. If Laskows model takes off, then the "filters" will have to do as radio stations do now. That, I believe, is where the problem will compound itself.