The Year In Music

The Year in MusicIn 1999 the idea of using the Internet to make music more democratic was still in its infancy. Although the Net was a boost to indie artists, concert promoters and established musicians with a passion for technology, it's still too soon to say if downloaded music is a fad or the future. One thing that wasn't a fad was the greeting Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band received from fans across the country--including those in New Jersey, who, in hours, bought out the first 15 n...