Music's future from LPs to mp3s

I figure my last column is a good place to talk about the future of music. We continue to stand at something of a precipice, overlooking the cavernous possibilities of technology and the implications they might hold in how future generations interpret art. 

 

It's bewildering to ponder what the music industry might look like in, say, 20 years, when the digital marketplace will likely have obliterated traditional means of buying music. I can't really imagine the actual music of 2028 being all that different from now - like Aphex Twin's Omgyjya Switch7