Calling Bullsh*t on the Napster Narrative
Money 4 Nothing
English - August 28, 2020 18:52 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBMusic Commentary Music Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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David Turner of Penny Fractions joins the show to make a case against the popular narrative that Napster, led by the precocious teen tech-head Shawn Fanning, single-handedly took down the record industry in the early aughts. Turner explains that what caused the music industry bubble to burst was actually a much more complex series of factors including record labels a little too high on its own supply. Also, those $19.99 CDs prices sure didn't help.