Watch this video: Julia_Nunes_CNN_10072011 It doesn’t matter if you know who Julia Nunes is, or whether you like her music, she’s got fans who want to support her, want to hear more, and one can argue quite strongly she’s better off doing it all by her lonesome as opposed to tying up with a big […]

So I’m reading today’s "Wall Street Journal" and there’s an article on Foursquare and in the accompanying photo, the CEO is wearing a hoodie. Remember when rock stars wore street clothes? 1. Don’t dress up in outfits and never wear a suit, unless it’s a solemn occasion, and then you should appear in a twist […]

TURNTABLE.FM Music Site Lets Users Play D.J. to Virtual, and Discerning, Crowds "Both Mr. Chasen and Mr. Goldstein declined to be interviewed." Those are the founders/creators of Turntable.fm. What kind of crazy fucked up world do we live in where someone refuses to do publicity, isn’t that how you spread the word, speaking to the […]

I loved playing, but I hated practicing. When I was six years old my parents schlepped me to Bridgeport for piano lessons. There were six of us munchkins, three per piano, it was a great thrill to be able to master the notes and play the tunes. But I refused to ride home with Margaret, […]