Bob Ludwig On the Recording Industry

Sound and Vision Online has an article up which interviews mastering engineer Bob Ludwig (and others) about the state of recording in the music industry. He discusses production, mastering, other talent who have to deal with the issue (i.e. Andy Wallace, known for his work with Nirvana, Slayer, Alice In Chains, Faith No More, Rage Against the Machine), and bands that "do it right" (i.e. Tool).