Archive for 2009/07


Perez’s Label Deal

Oh stop whining.  He earned it.  By doing everything you won’t. He used his own money to start a site made in his own vision, compromising not a whit, to the point where Warner Brothers was attracted to him.  Are you really creating unique music, doing it your way, making money to the point where […]

United And That Taylor Guitar

Did you read that story about the guy who called Zappos and asked the representative where to buy pizza? The agent was cool.  Started doing some research.  And answered the caller’s question. The caller, of course, was a snarky Internet troublemaker.  He wanted to see if the legend was true, that Zappos gave free reign […]

My Kindle Clippings

Did you see they lowered the price of the Kindle 2 to $299? You should buy one now.  Get in on the ground floor as opposed to waiting until everybody else tells you how great it is, how it’s changed their life. It’s kind of like the iPod, suddenly everybody looked at each other and […]

The Tunecore Deal

So what we’ve got here is a Universal alliance that allows the music conglomerate a chance to pick up nascent acts, merging them into their system with all its advantages.  Huh? That’s the problem here.  No one knows what acts are successful!  We’ve got to get that data, we’ve got to get inside, so we […]