We Are the Industry

Is this the idea that will save the music industry?? It seems interesting, but, as the article states, it will only work for a certain kind of band, one with an "entrepreneurial energy." However, it does give artists a greater stake in and more control over their product, which is a great thing. With the old major label system failing, though, it's cool to see what people are coming up with.

Injecting Some Art into These Rough Times

I hate to be a downer, but everyone obviously knows that the world is in the grips of a very serious recession. I stumbled across this today and I think it's a pretty cool spin on the whole situation. Apparently the New York Times has set up a photoblog of sorts documenting what's going on all over the world. The cool part? All the pics are submitted by readers. Some really nice (albeit depressing) shots in there. Check it out here.