The Sh*t L*st

Article in this morning's New York Times about artists and musicians caught in the middle between fans and their labels by the new RIAA lawsuits. I was surprised to discover Louden Wainwright III aligned with Metallica as an outspoken proponent for the lawsuits. (Since I like Metallica's music less, I'll put them on the shit list as representatives of fan-hating performers everywhere.) Moby comes off as a voice of reason:

"The record companies should approach that 14-year-old and say: `Hey, it's great that you love music. Instead of downloading music for free, why don't you try this very inexpensive service that will enable you to listen to a lot of music and also have access to unreleased tracks and ticket discounts and free merchandise?'"

Eminem will stand up to Britney Spears. Will he stand up to his record label?