Quote Originally Posted by R_of_G View Post
It's a very interesting time to be a music consumer. We're all old enough to remember the old model and understand how it works. It's fascinating to me to watch different artists and bands find strategies that are well outside of that model.
It would be nice to have business model that would be more direct between the artist and consumer. Doing away with the records companies might be a good thing if it means that the artist can get more money from each sale. Systems like Kickstarter sound like a good way forward on this front.