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EDITORIAL: WORTH THE WAIT
07/26/2008
The barriers to brick-and-mortar retailers that allowed the majors to elbow independent releases off the shelves are moot, thanks to the unlimited shelf space in the digital world.
Social networks and viral buzz now allow artists to break through the noise based purely on the merits of their music and the enthusiasm of their fans.
Yet people keep telling you not to rush into the arms of the latest generation of digital music services like imeem, Last.fm, Lala.com and MySpace Music.
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