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Nobody makes records anymore simply because they like the music and, truth be told, many people in the industry don't like the music they are making. They go home and listen to old Van Morrison records like everyone else.

Who would sign the Talking Heads today? The marketing departments run the major labels. Major labels? That's a laugh: There are only four still standing, and it's not clear in this Internet age of digital downloads just exactly what role these so-called majors will continue to play. The independent labels - where rock and soul music were born - are long gone. Alternative rock, which raised its head during the '90s as a safe harbor for the unruly original spirit of rock 'n' roll, has failed. And, by the way, alternative to what? Rock music? They don't make that anymore.