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Sykkboy, when I see articles about how "Radiohead will change the music business forever" I have to chuckle. The bands that are doing this for the most part have dedicated followings that would buy any piece of shit recording they put out. They have spent years (and millions of record company dollars) to get the world wide exposure to have that large fanbase.
Take away that buildup, and it would be nothing more than another annoying bar band putting MP3s on their myspace page.
Too many people are missing the job that record companies do, making music widely available in many places at similar times, in formats that everyone can enjoy. The get the bands on the radio stations, they get them interviews and exposure, they build hype... essentially, the record companies help to shape public opinion so that these acts can go on the road and make megabucks playing sold out shows.
Take that part away, and we have a bunch of super bar bands all touring the country playing to 50 people a night for beer money, because nobody has heard of them because their music isn't on th radio, they haven't been talked about in Rolling Stone, and they didn't get that music guest spot on Conan.
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