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"You know, a lot of people go to college for seven years," declares Tommy, the hapless perpetual undergraduate, upon the completion of his hard-fought bachelor's degree. "I know," replies his snarky friend. "They're called doctors." That exchange, from the Chris Farley comedy Tommy Boy, served...

Long before real estate and Wall Street collapsed, the music industry was already swooning. Executives were in a panic as consumers deserted the megastores and stayed home to download files illegally. But even as the biggest recording labels endured wrenching pain, a small label in North Carolina...