If an artist is A) not super rich, B) on an indie or self-owned label, and C) his records are available where you live, is there any excuse for downloading them instead of buying them?

I think it will be interesting the see where the whole internet/cloud computing/futuristic technologies takes us in the sense of music production and how this affects things in the long run. Like now it's about digital copies of songs, what about in 15 years when everyone has 3d printers that can download models to recreate virgin vinyl first pressings on the molecular-scale?

yeah, wow dude, can't wait for that

15 yrs from now is gonna be more like this I think
http://arcona.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/statue_planet.jpg

can't remember if the apes had 3-d printers, though

http://www.hear2.com/images/2007/12/29/natgeo_musicsales2_6.gif

Wonder if this chart account for changes in inflation?

...this is the stuff with which I took issue; it still strikes me as wrong, most especially the "art should be made for the love of it" - sez who?

― worm? lol (J0hn D.), Friday, May 29, 2009 6:07 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark

Love seems to be worth more than money to those crazy beatnik beardo art types.

yeah I know Devendra is begging for change on Melrose Ave as we speak

Begging for LOVE.

that's a beautiful chart