Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com (the old, messy, dynamic, glorious one, not the static, humdrum, CNET-owned successor), is planning to launch a new online service next week. Called MP3Tunes, the service will strike middle ground between iTMS-like a-la-carte services (which sell non-MP3 tracks encrusted with DRM) and eMusic (which sells subscription plans for MP3 downloading). Pricing will be 88 cents per track and $8.88 per album, and the catalog will be indie music to start. Probably forever. I'm looking forward to it. The pricing is way above eMusic's best price of about 25 cents per track (depending on the subscription tier), but there are many consumers who simply will not buy a subscription to music—it's too different from old models. And a lot more people (like me) who remember when eMusic was alyou-can-eat, and haven't gotten used to current restrictions. If Robertson can build up a catalog rivalling eMusic's deep and fascinating mix, he might have something on his hands.