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# The Best Of Hypebot’s Essays & Commentaries
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-best-of-hypebots-essays-commentaries/
- Published: 2009-05-20T02:56:00.000Z
- Updated: 2009-05-20T02:56:00.000Z
- Description: Anyone can report music industry news – in fact dozens of other sites do – but what I hope sets Hypebot apart from our competitors is that we also share. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/05/the-best-of-hypebots-essays-commentaries.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

Anyone can report music industry news – in fact dozens of other sites do – but what I hope sets Hypebot apart from our competitors is that we also share a point of view. No where is that point of view better expressed that in the commentaries and essays. Its' not that what I publish is always right (and I'm not referring to the typos), but I try to make sure that its always reasonable and well informed. [![#1](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20115709945a8970b-120wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20115709945a8970b-pi?ref=hypebot.com) 

Here are a few of the best (OK, they're the most popular or my favorite) recent essays and commentaries:

- Bruce Houghton – **Leonard Cohen: [On Our Few Moments In The Tower Of ](https://www.hypebot.com/on-spending-a-little-time-in-the-tower-of-song/)** **[Song](https://www.hypebot.com/on-spending-a-little-time-in-the-tower-of-song/)**
- Kyle Bylin – **[Throwaway Culture: When the MP3 Hits the Desktop Recycle Bin](https://www.hypebot.com/throwaway-culture-when-the-mp3-hits-the-recycle-bin/)**
- Seth Godin – **[Another View Of Free ](https://www.hypebot.com/seth-godin-too-much-free/)**
- Kyle Bylin – **The Death Of The CD Release Complex [Part 1](https://www.hypebot.com/the-death-of-the-cdrelease-complex/) and [Part 2](https://www.hypebot.com/the-death-of-the-cd-release-complex-part-2/)**
- Bruce Houghton – **[Despite The All The Gloom And Doom I'm Still Optimistic About The Music Industry](https://www.hypebot.com/despite-the-all-the-gloom-and-doom-im-still-optimistic-about-the-music-industry/)**