Fleetwood Mac, Paul Weller, Blondie and many other established artists are now releasing digital EPs instead of albums. On one hand, it makes sense. It's far more cost-efficient, it allows artists to give fans something new more often -- and God knows people's attention spans aren't exactly expanding. On the other hand, the album has always been the measure of an artist. And if big names aren't even going to produce them any more, new artists probably won't either -- which means there'll never be another "Beauty and the Beat," "Pretenders" or "Murmur." I don't like where this is going. Thoughts?