California probably has it's quota of lawyer-scum filled already.

Unacceptable? The rest of us GO TO JAIL FOR IT, you frickin' moron!!

Thanks Ef - I am in a band working on our third release so I know what you are saying and I agree with you mostly, but my response has more to do with the knee-jerk ugly responses to Pete Townshend's comments than anything. His point it that Itunes is making enormous money but not helping much with development which I think is a valid argument. That's basically it. Much of what's on the radio is overproduced amatuer teenagers and not real people who write their own music as in the past, imho.

READ the article you moron!!

Greedy? Pedophile? Your jerks, READ the article - he is calling for more SUPPORT for new artists, NOT more money fro himself. The music business environment for emerging songwriters is practically non-exisitant, which is why the radio waves are choked with formulaic CRAP.

Townshend must be commended for this - he understands how tough it is for new artists and he is championing their cause. God bless him for it.

Anybody remember what the media did when George H W Bush was buying socks at the dept store??

BRING IT ON FAT BOY.

And coming in at #5 with "Please hit me in the face with a 2 by 4" is MC Weird Al Gore & The Weather Changlings!

Uhh, thanks GE and Microsoft. I'll go with Phillips and Apple.

Umm, pretty much--yeah.