I’d seen Trent’s comment on Twitter about the Beastie Boys and Topspin but didn’t give it much thought until Leanne of Dear Old Liar was kind enough to pass along a link to this post on the NIN forum.

There is some great advice in there for musicians struggling to gain an audience for their music.  If you’re still confused about why we think full-length previews are a good idea, or why we think a niche music store is a good idea, check out his post.