Industry rule #4,080: record company people are shadyyy

Some music industry food for thought.  The first piece is from this morning's broadcast, and the second is about 20 years old.  Both are very interesting and represent the decades between their writing. 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/20/145466007/katy-perrys-perfect-game 

http://www.negativland.com/albini.html


Also, check out below for an expression of the same sentiment in song.  Or maybe just the title of this post...

A Tribe Called Quest - "Check the Rhime"