Steve Albini writes an essay for the Negativland site about how screwed the music industry really is, particularly if you're a young indie band looking for a "Big Break." Never mind any "artists rights" noise you might hear - examine the hypothetical numbers he includes toward the end of the article and you'll see exactly why the music industry hates MP3s. This is actually a very old article.. I remember reading this several years ago. The numbers are dead up accurate. The only thing the Internet has done to change the numbers here is that there will be a web design and hosting company getting several grand. As I blog this, its 3am, so I'm going to play Big Black and tell the neighbors they can all get fucked. The Problem With Music | 
