Let me try it, and I’m likely to buy it.

As an artist myself, I like to see artists get as much of what they’re worth as possible, rather than some big media company getting it.

I still buy CD’s. I like liner notes. Shoot me. If it’s a band I haven’t heard yet and I’m curious about them I first hit the bands website (yes even if all they have is a Myspace page). Most independent artists have a few free MP3′s for free (sometimes whole albums). If they don’t then I fire up Bittorrent, grab the record, listen to it, then decide whether it’s worth the money. I actually buy more this way.

Alternative Tentacles has an impressive list of MP3′s from a good cross cut of their discography. I think every band they’ve put out is represented except Dead Kennedy’s.