Thursday, March 15, 2007
Starbucks Starts Music Label
Starbucks, the dominant retail coffee chain in the United States, has started its own label, Hear Music. What do you think?
Joshua Felt,
Baker
"Well, thank God. I love going to Starbucks, but I'm really sick of their coffee."
Jim Galluzzo,
Longshoreman
"It's a sad day when the music industry gets co-opted by giant, faceless corporations that are more interested in profits than music."
Melissa Van Vleit,
Waiter
"Could work. We all remember how Capitol Records started out as a 24-hour diner."
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