I'm in two minds about all these supposed "fansite" myspace pages. There's something a bit wrong about there being a Ewan MacColl myspace page. Somehow I doubt he'd have had a myspace page if he were still alive. Can't really imagine him signing up with a Newscorp-owned (Murdoch-owned) enterprise. (Reminds me of an awful TV advert from a few years back in the pratty DJ Chris Evans was teleported into bed between John & Yoko, via manipulation of stock footage, in order to shift some mobile phones. Horrible to think how peoples legacy can be co-opted so easily.)

And a lot of those "fansite" pages seem a little disingenuous – kudos by proxy. (I play the blues and guess what, Robert Johnson is my friend!.) Reading those 'thanks for the add' and 'I really love your music' is really bizarre.

Then again, some of them are done with a sense of humour: leaving messages on fellow dead musicians pages in character; and listing their "hobbies and interests". And it is good to be able to hear their music.