PINING FOR VINYL?

Despite doomsayers who claim programs like Napster and the rise of teen pop bands spell looming losses for the recording industry, the past few months have been the most successful the music business has seen, with three albums selling more than $1.3 million in their first week. So why aren’t the execs overjoyed? “Imagine if this summer three Hollywood movies shattered the opening week box-office record, boom, boom, boom, one after the other. The town’s top executives would be bruised from so much backslapping. The music industry, though, gnashes its teeth and pines for simpler times.” – Inside.com