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That was one of the best articles I've read on here in a long time. Thanks for posting it Livia.

Firstly, I hope Iovine means what he says about nurturing young artists, and if he does then he seems to be one of the few who is doing that these days. Most record companies seem to dump acts as soon as they take one wrong step. I think another record company would have dumped The Hives, and their last album wasn't great and probably didn't sell as well, but that doesn't mean they won't go on to produce something great, they're certainly not washed up as a band.

Also it brings up an interesting point about Stevie's solo albums. Her best work does seem to be when she is working with amazing musicians rather than bog standard session players. I definitely think if she went back into the studio with people like Benmont Tench and Roy Bittan, and maybe newer artists like Jack White, Jim O'Rourke, Jon Brion or Ryan Adams, then we could see something truly brillant from her again. I hope so anyway.