] I signed up for the premium service and poked through the
] library. I was listening to Lucinda Williams' album Car
] Wheels on a Gravel Road when I ran into a glitch. I could
] hear all of "Lake Charles," but only 30 seconds of "I
] Lost It," a song from the same album. It turns out "I
] Lost It" was only available if I opted for the a la carte
] feature. I either had to buy the track for 99 cents or be
] content hearing just 30 seconds of it. What a pain.

napster 2.0. what a load of crap. i can only hope that the complexity of licencing and availability built into these non-iTunes services will be their downfall. who wants to fuck with all that.

and also, is streaming media something people want, or are they just willing to take it because it's what's offered. I think it's pretty much crap. I like web "radio" ok, but for a la carte stuff that i'm choosing, thank you, i'll take the tracks permanently.