Yes, those iPod ads are annoying, but can you really reproach a company that's made the majors shake in their boots? I mean, who would've thought you could actually sell music online? Apple even wooed U2, the world's most bombastic rock group, to endorse a signature iPod, thus signifying the company's share in mass culture. Part of the iPod contract is the iTunes music store, where users can buy exclusive songs, EPs, and other ephemera without having to wait for a posthumous box set or B-sides disc. The perfunctory and endless remix versions of Annie Lennox or, shit, William Hung tracks are as worthless as you should expect. But beneath all that dung lay hidden gems by... More >>>