Jon (goes to 11) Iverson

Like the audio exhibits at the CES earlier this month in Las Vegas, the NAMM show in Anaheim, California is all about the passion for, and the business of, music. Or, to put it another way, both shows are about making music.

The process becomes the product: in an announcement tinged with shades of <A HREF="http://www.spinaltap.com/"><I>This Is Spinal Tap</I></A>, the band LIVE says it will be recording its next album under the scrutiny of a live internet camera. The webcast, which began July 17, is available on LIVE's <A HREF="http://www.friendsoflive.com">website</A&gt; 24 hours a day, offering fans and the simply curious an "unblinking" glimpse of the creation of their new album, from "start to finish."