In case you haven’t seen it, here’s an article with some observations on what’s happened in the music business by a couple of guys who used to own a record store.  I love analogies, and they put forth a couple of amusing ones.  I think it’s interesting that the artists I associate with the big labels seem to be best at putting out singles, when the labels want to sell albums.  Even if you feel like you understand what’s been happening with the record labels and online music, I think it’s an enjoyable read.

Here’s a link to the article on NYTimes site (I worry it won’t work after two weeks?): http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/05/opinion/05sachsnunziato.html

I’d enjoy hearing if anyone disagrees with the authors – are they overly biased by their dream that the local record store ever had a chance of thriving in a culture of instant gratification and online music discovery tools?