The MP-She Generation

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
A recent survey by the British media group Emap found that downloading has been enthusiastically taken up by women. Today, a look how the "MP-she" generation is bypassing the old boys' club of traditional record shops. Also: The duo of Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto are known collectively as The Books. They play live in the studio. This is a repeat broadcast.

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