Music biz not an easy road to bling – at least not bling you get to keep

This is a pretty revealing piece about how much musicians actually make: The Music Industry’s Funny Money

If you think being in a band will get you rich, you don’t know the whole story. If the labels and management are going to take such a big cut, artists might as well go indie. – especially in an industry that’s contracting the way the music business is.