Sure, redundancy is a personal tragedy.

But its not a reason to adhere to an increasingly outmoded and unrealistic business model.

No one is entitled to earn a living doing anything. No one is owed a job. This applies to everyone working in the music industry.

To make money you need to offer goods or services people want.

The musicians and labels will ride out the digital switch as they have goods people want.

The distributers no longer have a valuable service. Tough, but that's progress and you can't stand in its way.

Can't help but think people need to spend less time moaning about decreasing revenues and falling vinyl sales, and start thinking about the new possiblities emerging. And maybe start taking advantage of them.

There's a whole future out there. It needs to be prepared for, and embraced.

Music is a fundamental human need. Cater for it!

Rant over...