We’re here for Phish. Despite MapQuest telling us it was 4 hours and 43 minutes from Vail, we made it much faster.  Except for the layover at Wendy’s in Delta.  Positively frightening, obesity on parade…  They’ve turned America into one fast food nation and instead of stopping for healthy eats unique to each burg, the […]

If Spotify’s premise is that they need the majors to launch – if that is the hurdle they have set for themselves – then they will never launch.  When Amazon went to a no-DRM service the majors initially said no, but Amazon said "fine, we will launch with all independents if that’s what it takes" […]

"’The goal in life,’ Mr. Walker said, ‘is to work for yourself, and with your friends.’" Lollapalooza and Its Promoters Rise on the Stage of Chicago Corporatization killed the music business. Come on, the business was built by entrepreneurs.  Everyone from Ahmet Ertegun to Brian Epstein to Robert Stigwood.  Forces of nature, these were go-getters […]

Do they charge you for the first hit of dope?  Do they make you buy a car without a test drive?  Then what makes the rights holders believe that Rdio or MOG or Rhapsody will be successful? Don’t point to iTunes.  The iTunes Store is a failure.  The music industry needs a cap on the […]