> > This.this.this. The big companies are BRUTAL. I've seen more kind and gentle > branches > > of the mafia. > > In the early days, they *were* controlled by the mafia. The influence waned as the > mafia gave way to corporate interests, but the culture remains.
It makes perfect sense. Thinking the likes of which come out of the music biz can only come from a select few sources.
I think the primary reason for the waned interest was the downturn in coin intake on arcades and jukes. They weren't as viable of a laundering option as they once were...