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I feel bad for my friend working so hard to get her record played on the radio on her own.

fughetabout the racket that is favorable iTunes placement and all the other retailer games artists have to play now.

nasty industry fer sure.

Yet I always seem to buy at least one CD when I am near them. ...Something about owning it in the real deal packaging. I know, I'm retarded.

I too am sticking to CD, and it is indeed nice to have the packaging. And I still have the first CDs I ever bought 20 years ago, will I be able to say the same for downloads in 20 years time?