tanstaafl: Ha, who needs to listen to crappy artists on major labels when there are millions of indie labels putting out more great raw tallent each year than the major labels have ever seen in their entire history. Nirvana wasn't a creation of the major labels. Neither are equally talented bands like Jawbox (Dischord Records), Sunny Day Real Estate (Sub Pop?), Velocity Girl (Sub Pop, second in sales to Nirvana when they released Bleach), and all the folk bands out there on all their garage labels selling CD's at shows to make a living.

lax: Word, F the DRM! Let the indie's fill in the roll. If they don't pay for the DRM-protocol licensing, then their CDs will be cheaper AND they can play on our devices.

davec: Check my thread in Off Topic.