07 October 2009 — The Decade in Pop
In his article for Pitchfork, "The Decade in Pop", Tom Ewing writes:
The widespread availability of free music is generally seen as bad news for pop stars and the kind of music they make-- but a quick glance at popularity charts on services like the Pirate Bay or Mininova should throw this into doubt. The same acts-- Gaga and the Peas among them-- spark torrent downloads as easily as they shift units. Turning celebrity into money might be more difficult, but there still seems to be a need for pop stars.
Back when Coolfer was still active, this was pretty much the conclusion that he'd reached, too. The whole article is an interesting read, and definitely relevant if, like me, you've been playing "Futuresex/Lovesounds" a lot recently.