Net Bands To Vie for Shelf Space

Freed of radio station managers and fussy record label execs, Net musicians enjoy a distribution free-for-all. But a new retail kiosk program may change that. A Wired News analysis by Chris Oakes.

The pending nationwide launch of an in-store kiosk system selling digital music will grant mass-market exposure to bands that now play to an audience of Internauts.

It's a huge step for the new era of Net musicians, who gleefully bypass industry gatekeepers.


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