So it all comes down to a pissing match. If you think this sale has anything to do with music, you probably believe Milli Vanilli sang on their record. Doug Morris is pissed he got squeezed out. I’m with him on this. He was doing a great job at Universal. The business hoi polloi bitched […]

Ideas are important, but the key is execution. Read the Steve Jobs book. Sure, he got the idea for the Graphical User Interface from Xerox, but the Mac triumphed over the Star because of execution. The Mac was cheaper, with a more intuitive interface and a one button mouse. Apple won. Xerox was forgotten. Anybody […]

Our favorites are rarely the hits. I’ve burned out on country. Because it’s so formulaic. It’s like everybody in Nashville has to wear a cowboy hat and sing about God and family. You’d think everybody’s in church, never swears and has no pain that is not shared in a prayer circle. Once upon a time […]

"What happened when a hotel armed social media-loving clubbers with RFID wristbands?" Technology is your friend. It’s not only Vail Resorts that has seen the power of RFID, now a hotel/club on Ibiza has gone from 4,000 Facebook fans to 70,000 over the summer, just by outfitting its guests with RFID-embedded wristbands. RFID stands for […]