I have eclectic tastes and listen to a wide range of music. I despair of the industry that promotes talentless no-hopers because they look good and sell millions, when there is so much talent struggling to break through. I know why they do it, but that doesn't mean I have to agree. People who have to pay for their own tours and barely make ends meet, but have real talent; they write, the play instruments, they sing (in tune), but that won't sell a million. Does that mean their music is less valuable, less important? So via the Wired feed I discover that Fiona Apple has recorded a new album, but that Sony have shelved it because "it's not commercial enough". When I say "new album" I mean recorded in 2003, but sitting in a vault somehwere. There's a petition to Sony to try and persuade them that people actually want this album. Over 28,000 people at least, going by the signatures. I encourage you to sign the petition, even if you're not a fan. There's a principle at stake, which is the withholding of an artists work, which morally is a bad thing.