I re-encountered one of my favorite quotes recently.  The quote was on the back of a business card:

“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.  There’s also a negative side.”

Might this apply to the internet?  And with the largest music companies striking deals with myspace, might this not now be seeping into cyberspace?  I think it’s a myth that big music is not fully aware of the necessity of playing on the web.  With the ever-shrinking market for music, and cd sales tanking even further, there’s no other choice.

There’s hope for indies out here, the “good people” if you will, to find their niche and work within what appear to be well-established paths to success.  Any way to connect with fans is the way to go, however, web or no web!