Was I surprised? Yes. Was I shocked? No. My inbox has been filling up with people wondering why I haven’t written about this.  I’m not a retweeting service. Ethan Smith did such a good job, I felt there was nothing left to say. But so many said I needed to spread the word, that most […]

From: Jill SobuleSubject: Bob, I love you too. But a response to your last letter. Hey, wish you had your radio show Bob, I love you too, but I am surprised you would have thought my fan-funded record was to "break through to the masses". I am quite aware that I am not, nor will […]

Don’t tell me you love the physical version.  You’re the same people who e-mailed me a decade ago telling me that nothing could be superior to the CD.  I would say you’re part of the problem, but you’re completely inconsequential. What is the value of a book? No, let’s change it to an equation you […]

Has anybody heard the Josh Freese album? The Internet not only allowed anybody to make and distribute music, it allowed them an opportunity to try and sell it. Suddenly, we’ve got millions of mini-Madonnas, familiar with her biography from music television, they figure if they just get in enough people’s faces, evidence their raw desire, […]