Two extremes of the music "industry"

Looong G 'n R saga. Telling us exactly why we do not need any more rock dinosaurs (are you listening, Radiohead?) The Most Expensive Album Never Made (repost from NY Times - March 06, 2005) Steve Albini from 1993 (make sure to check the figures at the end...) The Problem with Music (repro from The Baffler)