...until the last record company executive is hanged with the guts of the last chain store owner

Yet another article about how music downloads aren't hurting record sales. To the suits in the music biz: acknowledge the worthlessness of your existence and get out of the way - it'll hurt less if you do it now rather than post-retirement; to the people who are trying to make downloading "work" (ie, saving the asses of the corporate leeches), you are the problem now - information doesn't stop wanting to be free just cause you want to play middleman; and to all the honest musicians out there: keep on keepin' on - we'll support you. (Yes, even what's-his-name who lives upstairs.)

Need inspiration? Here is a sample of DC/MD/VA labels who do amazing things without the corporate overhead.

Level Plane
Robotic Empire
Dischord
Exotic Fever
Magic Bullet
Reptilian
Amor y Lucha