The Future is Now, the Future is Scary

On the subject of technology and music with no packaging, no artwork, no liner notes -- a total digital revolution.

Not only the artwork and the feel of a recording in your hand, MP3's are like paying for a great book and having faxed to you.

There is something …

Junk is the ideal product

I don't mean to get on a rant here, but 25 years ago, when Empty V spooged cable, music became all the more about image -- it had been trying to break free of that -- sure, there were the cute pop artists and the schmaltzy lounge acts that fed off Tony Bennett's crumbs. …