We are experiencing a revolution.  Caused by the computer, aided by the Internet, old media monoliths are crumbling and seedlings are popping up all over.  The old guard is protesting, wannabes are struggling for a toehold in the decaying old game and newbies are reinventing the media business unchallenged and unknown.  And to outsiders, trying […]

They want her to be successful, don’t you get it? It’s easier this way.  You find someone attractive, hook her up with the producers/songwriters du jour, and hype her to high heaven.  If it doesn’t work? Then you’re screwed.  Then you’ve got to do it the hard way.  You’ve got to find someone with talent, […]

1. Katy Perry "Teenage Dream" Sales this week: 192,122Debut She’s got no fans.  People want to bump their asses to her hits, want to download and delete them, but they don’t care about this two-dimensional icon playing by rules that comport not a whit with reality. Put her on tour.  See how many tickets she […]

Your files live on your handset. That’s what most people don’t know about the Spotify iPhone app.  That if you pay the monthly fee, not only can you stream anything you want online on your desktop, there’s automatic synching of approximately 2,000 tracks to your handheld.  So, it’s just like owning them.  And, you can […]