'It's the wild west out there'

Given the parlous state of the music industry, it seems fitting to meet the UK chief of music giant Sony BMG slumped in the corner of an east London pub. In an age of rampant piracy and the well-publicised travails at major labels - most recently EMI cutting a further 2,000 jobs in the face of an artist revolt - Ged Doherty, who is also chair of the organising committee for this week's Brit Awards, should by rights be drowning his sorrows. (The Guardian)