- Richard Brophy offers a very insightful commentary on the collapse of UK-based Amato Distribution:
"While Amato closing will lead to a shake-up, this is not necessarily a bad thing: there is still a shockingly high level of sub-standard music making its way onto all formats, which Amato's demise may address, while the other players in vinyl distribution..."
- Earplug, Issue 108, is out.
- Billboard.com is reporting that according to a new report from JupiterResearch, digital music sales will not offset falling CD sales anytime soon.