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Digging downloads: small labels making most of audience's access to digital music files Greg Shaw's first reaction to Napster, the trailblazing peer-to-peer file swapping service, was less than enthusiastic. "I resisted it for a while, because I'm not a tech head," the 55-...(Continue Reading) Notes from the underground: what the ailing record industry can learn from a successful subway musician Every two weeks or so, I pack up my Taylor acoustic guitar, fill my backpack with CDs of my music, and head down into the New York City subways to busk ......(Continue Reading)Local classic: Baton Rouge's independent label Centaur Records presses on in a declining classical music market In the 1970s, the phenomenal success of The Who, The Rolling Stones and other supergroups perpetuated many a teen-ager's rock 'n' roll dreams: With some talent, luck and really big amps, anyone cou...(Continue Reading)The Lowdown on Downloading Music The digital music space is changing, with more songs and a growing number of places to download music legally. Realizing that the time was ripe to see ......(Continue Reading)Harmony Rules in the Future of Music; Future of Music Summit Offers an Interlude in the Online Piracy Cacophony Byline: David McGuire Jenny Toomey has just about had it with the unending fuss over file-sharing and illegal music downloads. "To be honest, ......(Continue Reading)
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