Five years ago today

The BPI had to face up to the piracy risk of musical pants;
Elvis Costello and Sophie Ellis Bextor were paying a company to spam the world;
Attempts to point out how ridiculous a law requiring a licence for two people singing in a bar would be backfired;
Mariah Carey's comeback had yet to gain traction;
Glastonbury muttered about tickets being sold in advance and
Christina Aguilera put out a casting call for sexy or compelling people with eating disorders.