"Off The Page is the UK's only literary festival devoted to music criticism and audio culture." Read on
All (?) talks are available at The WIRE's hompage.
Here's the talk I am going to listen to as soon my broken iPod has been replaced:
Collateral Damage: Music in a Digital Economy
"Vicki Bennett, Chris Cutler, Scanner, Blackest Ever Black label head Kiran Sande and The Wire's Tony Herrington discuss the impact of digital technology on music making and consumption." Download / Stream here