1. Godsmack "Oracle" Sales this week: 117,481Debut Once upon a time, the "Billboard" chart was evidence of overall popularity, you could peruse it and get the pulse of what was happening in America. But that was before SoundScan.  When suddenly math entered the picture and opinion dropped out.  Yes, in the old days, the "Billboard" […]

Love comes naturally to some.  Their sunniness draws the opposite sex to them.  Sometimes even the same sex.  And they field the approach like Derek Jeter, scooping it up naturally, like there’s absolutely no danger. Then there are the rest of us.  With the same pains in our loins.  Unrequited. But it doesn’t really happen […]

Uh-oh.  You’ve now got a reason to buy an iPad.Watch this video.  RIGHT NOW! Comcast Xfinity Remote If you build it, people will find a way to make it useful. The iPad is dumb.  It’s the apps that make it smart.  But so far, we haven’t found an app that demands purchase of the device.  […]

RHAPSODY DROP From 800,000 subscribers a year ago to 650,000 today.  A nineteen percent drop. Pundits and players say this is evidence that no one wants a subscription. No, this is evidence that you can listen to all the music you want for free online anyway. Rhapsody portability has historically sucked.  Sure, you can take […]