Filesharing.... illegal downloads etc..

[Sunil]

I don't think there are that many "underground" (for want of a better term) producers who make their money through record sales alone. I think most supplant it with DJing etc.

Yeah, but this is irrelevant to what we're talking about really.

I would go so far as to say I genuinely believe that filesharing does more to promote good quality underground music than, say, the music press.

This is a good point, it's debatable mind... however I do think the music press needs a shaking up for sure. A bit more honesty and less backscratching or backhanders for favourable reviews would be a start, but hardly likely to happen.