If only they were talking about his music. I haven’t seen an artist this out of touch since Metallica sued Napster.  And even though the heavy metal foursome has been doing mea culpas for years, giving away music, innovating online, they’ve never been able to erase the taint that came from being out of touch. […]

Crowdsourcing. Felice now prompts me to write about our adventures, delighting in the feedback of my readers, who e-mail me the straight dope. Having written about Barcelona, my inbox was instantly filled with recommendations, more than I could explore in weeks.  But the one that intrigued me most said: "And make sure you and Felice […]

Felice is fascinated by pickpockets. I took it with a grain of salt when word passed to us in Madrid, but today our guide confirmed Felice’s suspicions, thieves are only hit with a 50 Euro fine and it often makes sense to steal, if the item is expensive enough, the profit is there.  Andrea, the […]

From: A Major AgentTo: Bob Lefsetz Please keep my name out of this. In addition to the 10 cancelled Lilith dates Live Nation just cancelled 25 Jonas Brothers dates yesterday.  No national press release, just announcements in the local markets.  They also cancelled some american idol dates. From: Bob LefsetzTo: A Major Agent are you […]