Why You Should Pay for Music

— That relationship isn’t getting over itself. Grab the new Pink album during your Ben & Jerry’s run.

— You’re spending money on trivial stuff already. Does your puppy need an electric blue windbreaker or an organic birthday cake?

— Do you have a nice sound setup, a new pair of noise-canceling headphones, or an iPhone 3GS? And you use them to listen to your pirated music?

— Albums titled “High School Musical” (or something similar) shouldn’t be at the top of Billboard. Zac Efron is a chart-topping artist; I blame every one of you for this.

— Pitchfork partnered up with Lala. You only gain hipster cred if you paid for the new Animal Collective.

— Gorillaz album tomorrow.