A little peek...

But thinks people might be over-reacting

The hand-wringing and entitiled whining has come to a fever pitch. Those who see the situation for what it is could have guessed that it would be a painful process for so-called progressives who had been living in their comfortable coastal bubbles. Hopefully this is just the beginning of some long-overdue market correction.

Divide and conquer us no moar

Everyone's favourite punching bag is Country Western, or as the fearful like to say, "Rap's not real music." Of course, it's hideously obvious that the best tunes call upon a diversity of influences, both similar in form and from far afield. Enough of the stupidity. "I like music" is good enough. I also happen to like nice people.

Calling all ye record company executives

Oh, the Internet has hurt your bottom line, has it? File sharing has caused you to drop artists' shares and send your employees home unable to feed their kids. I'm sure the view from the Hills must be terrible.

Even as you do your best to colonize the New Digital World 300 years too late, people are finally on to you. And no, you indie motherfuckers gone mainstream taking outrageous 15% profits from other people's labor of love don't get a pass.

Dr. Leslie has sanctioned the next wave -- soon, DIY alternatives will abound, confounding corporations and entrepreneurs alike as they slowly starve to death. Good riddance -- you'll be lucky if you don't get worse.