muzak in the observer

Via Fimolicious, the Observer had a piece on Muzak the other day, asking what it means that so many people walk around all day lang with their iPods blasting music originally designed to be rebellious—be it punk rock or gangster rap. The piece then goes into a history of Muzak, but unfortunately it seems to get cut off at a strange point.

Even if the pyramid style of reporting, in which the most important news is at the top still makes sense for news on the net, it’s strange that when editors cut pieces to fit columns, the cut version is generally what you also see on the Web site. I suppose it’s so as not to degrade the ailing print versions further, but still. In any event, for more on Muzak, read Blue Monday

Via Fimolicious, the Observer had a piece on Muzak the other day, asking what it means that so many people walk around all day lang with their iPods blasting music originally designed to be rebellious—be it punk rock or gangster rap. The piece then goes into a history of Muzak, but unfortunately it seems to get cut off at a strange point.

Even if the pyramid style of reporting, in which the most important news is at the top still makes sense for news on the net, it’s strange that when editors cut pieces to fit columns, the cut version is generally what you also see on the Web site. I suppose it’s so as not to degrade the ailing print versions further, but still. In any event, for more on Muzak, read Blue Monday