Support the artist

I’m a fine one to talk.  But since the admonishment from Dave Meros of Spock’s Beard, I’ve certainly done some thinking.  Am I going to stop sharing music – No.  This is something I’ve always done (long before the advent of intertubes) and it is one of the fundamental, moral, goods that we give each other gifts of music.

That being said, there are artists that are intensely deserving of our (my) financial support.  To help celebrate an upcoming Marillion release, I did give them a few dollars and downloaded some items directly from their web store.  That just makes me feel good – giving the money directly to the artist.

Over at Prosaic Paradise, I got the report from last weekend’s ProgDay down in Chapel Hill.  Sipport takes many forms: buying the ticket or merch, pumping the keg or j.st chatting up the artists after the show.  *jealous*

So, with that warm feeling, I’m going to enjoy some great music on this beautiful Sunday, and I hope you will do the same.