A Current TV segment discusses an issue I've raised with students: that the Internet has made it difficult for any media to remain an underground secret.

John Darnielle listens to an old Minneapolis punk album and laments the commodification of domain space of spammers.

"Pick the Right Protection for Your Intellectual Property"

Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein is now blogging at NPR's new music portal. It strikes me as a little awkward when NPR tries to get hip like this, but I imagine Sleater-Kinney is now sufficiently middlebrow to fit in with the NPR set.

Tomine discusses the advantages and drawbacks of starting a creative career early, as well as how his work intersects with his own experience as a raced person.

It's a pity Carrie has decided to end publication of her venerable 'zine. It was really special, and one of these days all of the cool indie magazines will be gone.

Neal Pollack offers a pointed response to David Brook's column on alterna-parents.

I want to check this place out when I visit Portland in April.

Chris Anderson reports on the financial collapse of IPA, a distributor of mid-level independent magazines.

"ZineWiki is an open-source encyclopedia devoted to zines and independent media. It covers the history, production, distribution and culture of the small press."

Long, insightful blog post about the eroding distinction between indie record production and major labels. I recently saw a collectors edition of one of Radiohead's later albums in the clearance bin at Waterloo, provoking a bit of schadenfreude.

Website for a New York public access show that includes vegan and vegetarian recipes.

Advice from an indie band about dealing with copyright issues and business in general. The section on file-sharing is particularly interesting.