It was announced today that Wal-Mart will be the exclusive vendor for Bruce Springsteen's latest hits compilation.
It's hard enough for local record stores to survive with the increasing digitization of music, but it becomes nearly impossible when bankable artists like Springsteen, AC/DC and the Eagles start selling their music exclusively at Wal-Mart.
I don't begrudge these guys for doing so. However, Springsteen has fashioned himself as a friend of the working man and takes every opportunity to show his concern for the little guy and rip conservatives and corporations. The reality is that Springsteen is a corporate entity that is only concerned about his bottom line. Again, there's nothing wrong with that, but don't tell us how we should live our lives then.
He had a chance to help independents by selling the disc exclusively through them, but there must not have been as much money in that.
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