We've been on to you for a long time, Buddy...

In continuing to write and record music independently, I'm realizing that as the long-held myths about "making it" continue to crumble, and the sacred paradigms defined by Big Music become increasingly irrelevant, we are positioned as never before to re-embrace the DIY ethic that defined so much of how we all started in music: A crappy-ass guitar, a smelly basement/garage, and reasonably patient parents.

In business, the word "agility" is used as a facile way of describing the ability to respond to change, to think on one's feet, to turn on a dime. For a big record company to think on its feet, it would first have to get off its ass. But with thousands of Britney Spears clones lined up to do the leg work for them, why bother?

Of course, you know this already. The RIAA's worries are well-publicized. So, here's another article you should read, if you haven't already; it's been out for a long time, and it's all over the place. It's "The Problem With Music" by Steve Albini, first published in MaximumRockNRoll #133