[ambertch]

you don't need to pay a dollar a song.

You could also go to their concerts, buy their gear, go to their appearances, etc.

This is how music industry works in Korea, where most all music is given away for free

[colomon]

The problem with this is it assumes you can reasonably get to their concerts. One of my favorite artists is playing a gig on his home ground next Wednesday. It's 1,500 miles away from me. To the best of my knowledge, it's been years since he last played within a thousand miles of my house. I haven't seen him perform since 2006.

Also, I don't know about you, but the idea that you should support musicians by buying "gear" (I assume you mean stuff like t-shirts) just seems very, very mixed-up...

[mortenjorck]

It also assumes the musicians perform live. My music, for instance, doesn't lend itself well to live performance, so I don't.

[minikomi]

This is why I love bandcamp - pay as little or as much as you like is a great system. I, and others I know, have downloaded something for free, liked it, and gone back an given the artist money (along with a bunch of new sales through recommendations).