I know there have been umpteenmillion articles posted about the state of the music biz, but I found this one interesting, especially as you get further into the article....

http://www.houstonpress.com/Issues/2007 ... _full.html

started off ok but i give up when writers (and i resist the urge to put quotes around that) chalk up anything to hipster conspiracy theory. i either don't believe it or don't care.