I don’t often use the blog to rant about the injustices in the music world, but this piece of news struck me as completely ludicrous:
Recent visitors to the official Best Buy site may have noticed a link targeted to unsigned artists, informing them that they have an opportunity to have their album stocked by local stores, if they’re willing to pay–-ahem—$250 to get things rolling.
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