To Dan Navarro, It’s great if self-contained "bands", or should I say "brands", that write and produce their own work want to give away their music as "worthless" promotional pieces for their profitable touring and merchandise businesses. Hey that’s nothing new…. think of the zillions of "for promotional use only" copies that the record companies […]

Could it be that demand just isn’t that great? And rather than seeing a Disney Channel peak we’re seeing a scalper peak? The Disney Channel is the new MTV. A place where young ‘uns are glued to shows that truly speak to them, that take them seriously, that don’t talk down to them. Whereas MTV […]

 Bob – I remember driving to a swimming hole in the Catskills (circa 1973) with Maria Muldaur, David Nichtern and John Herald. In the car Maria sang a song called "Vaudeville Man." She sang it over and over. All day long. "It’s from this L.A. chick Wendy Waldman," Maria said, belting out chorus. "She’s got […]

You know I get a lot of e-mail, and a lot of regular mail too. And I got this missive from some dude who said he was in the merch business and could he send me some stuff. I wondered what the giant box that appeared on my doorstep was. Then I ripped it open […]