Can the album survive in the digital world?

As all attention turns to iPod singles and cell phone ring tones, the music industry continues to rethink the traditional long-playing medium, writes the Buffalo News.

... "It’s premature to pinpoint an outcome of the digital music revolution. It might be argued that iPods and their attendant music-downloading capabilities have made real music fans out of folks who might not be otherwise.

... The significant paradigm shift brought about by the digital music movement means that looking backward for old solutions to new problems is no longer an option. It’s not just the rules that have changed — the game itself is hardly recognizable any more."

emily | 10:13 AM | News, Buzz |
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