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Torquil's rant: The day after the music died

Torquil Campbell weighs in on U2's controversial gifting of their new album.

In today's installment of Torquil Campbell's rant or rave column, Q's cultural correspondent weighs in on U2's controversial gifting of their new album to millions of iTunes users. 

Amid cries of irritation from non-U2 fans, Torquil hears the death knell for the era of big bands and larger-than-life rock stars. But if this is the day the music died, something else -- arguably, something better -- may be on the horizon.