"A Certain Casualness That Appeals"

"And yet I have taken some solace in the idea of reverting to physical music formats during the Neil Young/Joni Mitchell contretemps with Joe Rogan and Spotify. Though the former were just two figures in a losing battle with a streaming giant, it hinted at the unspoken precariousness of streaming music: you may not be a Neil Young fan but what if your favourite artist gets in a row with Spotify? What if Spotify gets in a fight with a record label? What if Spotify ever goes down, or goes under? Granted, it now seems to be in the 'too big to fail' category, just as the major labels were, until they weren't. (God help us all if Apple Music is the answer.)"

Larry Ryan at The Guardian writes: [Y]ou can't rely on music streaming. Maybe it's time to dig out your old CDs.