as regards revenue streams.
From
http://www.orovillemr.com/entertainment/ci_17638358
"Things have changed a lot," Thompson said. "Recorded music, as an earning medium, has just about disappeared. It's as though it's gone back to the pre-recorded era, like the 1890s. Most musicians now make a living with live appearances, and by selling a few T-shirts. Every CD they can sell is a huge bonus for them. It's tough, and it's probably not a sustainable model."
Look, I don't see this is license to share every CD with the entire world, indeed that may be part of the problem, but it seems clearer and clearer that live work is where you make the money these days. And a live show is (I think, right now, at this moment) the one thing that you can't duplicate and spread and replace the real thing with.
Thompson has (at time of posting) already played about 27 shows this year, has 17 more lined up and plenty of open dates in his schedule from May 1st onwards. Lots of them solo shows which, I think, is becoming an increasingly attractive option for the guys who can pull it off (Thompson's been at it for 20 odd years now - so maybe he saw all this coming).
