Interesting link found on Tenorman.Net: EMUSIC OFFERS TWO NEW FRANK BLACK ALBUMS IN MP3 — Former Pixies Leader was the First Artist to Partner with Pioneer Downloadable Music Service. (This page is from the new Blogcritics project, which looks like it’s off to a great start.)
Now, here’s the thing — I subscribe to EMusic’s service. I also just bought those two CDs at Amoeba here in Berkeley. Now, theoretically, I should be upset, right? I just paid about $28 for music that I could have downloaded, legally, as part of an online service I already pay for. But guess what? I’m not upset. I’d have bought these CDs anyway. I’m a Frank Black fan, I buy all his CDs, and that’s that.
The point here is simple: Some music you want to own. Other music you just want to try out, sample, see whether you want to own it. The problem with the current music industry position is that they don’t provide us with enough options for trying stuff out, on our own terms.
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