This article relates to the presentation that my group did for LIS 2000 on Wednesday. Specifically, it relates to the file sharing aspect that I did my segment on. This is yet another example of the record industry not realizing that bloggers can actually HELP them sell records. It's free publicity! In the end, Chinese Democracy turned out to be a massive commercial disappointment, and after a 15-year wait. I'm not saying that if this guy hadn't been sued, it would have done better, but it's just ridiculous that they're still so afraid of this now not-so-new technology that they don't think that they can use the help. Sigh.
On a somewhat related note, I saw Tommy Stinson, Guns 'N Roses' bass player, perform with The Figgs about a month ago here in Philly at a small bar called the Tritone. The Figgs backed Tommy on one of his solo tours (after The Replacements broke up, he formed Bash and Pop and Perfect before joining Guns 'n Roses and embarking upon a solo career). Apparently he lives in Media (about 30 minutes outside of here)!
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