I'd say the internet has done more to support live music than to detract from it. If there was no internet, I may have gone to a few shows here and there when a

I'd say the internet has done more to support live music than to detract from it. If there was no internet, I may have gone to a few shows here and there when a big name artist came through town, but because of the internet, I listen to a much wider variety of bands and choose to support those artists by going to their concerts. There's a totally different experience to actually being in a crowd listening to a band. I may have a (near) perfect recording on my computer or iPod, but there are many nuances that you miss out on when you listen to music at home. From the artist's perspective, there's nothing like playing live. Playing in a studio is worlds apart from playing with your fans right in front of you. I know quite a few artists that love that, myself included.