NPR looks at the role of the record label

NPR's Monitor Mix Blog has posted a roundtable discussion conducted by Carrie Brownstein, formerly of Sleater-Kinney, in which representatives from Merge Records, Matador Records, Kill Rock Stars, Saddle Creek Records and Jagjaguwar discuss the role of a record label in a perpetually changing marketplace. Topics touched on include the culture surrounding the digital age, the resurgence of vinyl, file-sharing and more.

Check it out here.