Archive for 2007/10


Waiting In The Weeds

I have a friend who committed suicide. He woke up, found his wife with another man, saw the carnage in his wake, and couldn’t stand living one more day. He had too much shame, he’d lost all hope, that everybody could forget what he’d done, forgive him, that he could regain his old life. I […]

Too Busy Being Fabulous

I’m TINGLING! TEARS ARE COMING TO MY EYES! So, I’m at the skin doctor, having some suspicious growths removed, and when I’m done with Dr. Rish, I’ve got a message on my BlackBerry, a phone call from Irving Azoff. Where should he send the new EAGLES album? Oh, you know how it is today. LEAKS! […]

Madonna/Live Nation

This has got more to do with AEG than it does Warner Music. Rapino had to make sure he had the star under his belt, to prevent his rival from scooping her up, because there are very few arena acts left. That’s the story. Who’s going to fill these buildings in the future? Major labels […]

More Hands/EMI

Venerable music industry Website hitsdailydouble is reporting that Guy Hands is installing a motley crew of newbies to run his recently acquired EMI in the United States. While he’s at it, why doesn’t he fire Jason Flom and give the gig to his nephew. Yup, the young pup has probably bought a few CDs, he’s […]