Nothing specific about Topspin here, but it's a cool article all the same.

I've actually always wondered about Ian's time management strategy.

Happy to have these guys on the Topspin roster.

The got some facts mixed up on this one, but some good ink for James and the company.

The pressure is on to develop content that isn’t easily copyable—so now everything other than the recorded music is becoming the valuable part of what artists sell. Of course they’ll still want to sell their music, but now they’ll embed that relatively valueless product within a matrix of hard-to-copy (and therefore valuable) artwork.

The way Relapse is being marketed and distributed reflects some of the more innovative approaches to making money/adding value to music in the post-MP3 era. While the old model has been disrupted, new ideas that are starting to catch on have a lot of positive aspects, especially for fans who want (and are willing to pay) for more from their favorite artists.

"What [Reznor] did with Ghosts was genuinely moving," he says. "It changed the question from, 'Will you pay us for what you can get for free?' to 'How big of a fan are you? Because I've got something for you no matter what.'"

If you're going to SXSW, let me know. I'll be there with the Topspin crew and would love to connect.