On the Download

Recently, file-sharing company Grokster and the recording industry squared off before the Supreme Court over online music sharing. Today, Mark Coleman, author of Playback: From the Victrola to the MP3, 100 Years of Music, Machines, and Money, discusses how such battles are nothing new, and technology has influenced music for more than a century. Also: Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo is embracing downloading with his new release, "Rise Up," which is available as a digital download from CalabashMusic.com, a Web site dedicated to world music. CalabashMusic.com founder Brad Powell gives us the scoop. Lastly: raised by Jehovah's Witness parents in locales as disparate as Toronto and Trinidad, rapper/producer/preacher Kheaven Brereton, aka K-Os (pronounced: chaos), proved that being preachy didn't have to mean being boring. He swept this year's Juno awards - the Canadian Grammy's - and he joins us today.
Additional Resources:
» Thomas Mapfumo press release
» Mark Coleman's Playback
» A K-Os bio