Archive for 2010/10


Nas vs. Def Jam

Now there are two sides to every story.  Artists want to express themselves and labels want to make money.  And if you think labels are in it for anything but the money, you’re wrong, certainly not the major labels.  Make it a labor of love and let’s see how many employees are left…zilch. But this […]

The Social Network

This movie is SO good, I want you to drop what you’re doing and run to the theatre IMMEDIATELY to see it! Forget the issue of accuracy.  The reason I loved this film wasn’t the story, but the essence, the inherent kernel, that one person with a great idea can change the world! Well, maybe […]

Tom Petty At The Bowl

She’s a good girl, loves her mamaLoves Jesus and America too… I didn’t expect this so early in the set. Maybe it’s the mention of the Valley.  Or Mulholland.  But TP is now seen as a SoCal act.  Not a guy who moved to L.A. and dated actresses and was featured in gossip columns, but […]

The Dukes Of September

HEIGHTY HI Muddy Waters played "What Now America". The music business mantra is repetition.  People have to hear it enough to love it, you’ve got to beat it into their brains.  Then there are tracks you hear once and you can’t forget them, and need to hear them again to save your soul.  That’s how […]