Music feature: the file sharing era

Today we're not actually focusing on a band or an album, but on the music industry itself. To be more specific, we're going to look at the ways we consume music, and how advancements in technology over the past 30 years have impacted that. Gareth Shute is a musician, journalist, and the author behind books like 'Hip Hop Music In Aotearoa' and 'Making Music In New Zealand'. He's also a regular contributor for AudioCulture, where he recently wrote a brilliant three-part series on this topic.