I very rarely buy recordings in any format. I listen to an excellent local independent radio station, mostly when in my car. If you're not in New Orleans, you can listen in to my fave station at http://www.wwoz.org/. 'OZ presents music in a number of different genres, almost all of which I enjoy, and I always get to hear something new, something I never would have known to buy.

My wife, whose tastes are very similar to my own, will very occasionally buy a CD, either online or at the Louisiana Music Factory, the only decent "record store" in New Orleans since the big chains (Tower and Virgin) both opted NOT to reopen their local sites after Katrina.