He played "Billie Jean". Chris Martin has been so abused that he’s reluctant to appear arrogant, he evidences confidence at best, he tries not to reveal too much, he doesn’t want any "gotcha" moments. And Howard was trying hard. Just to get him to open up, to play along, to say anything. If this was […]

Once upon a time, centuries ago, when we all lived in little villages, you had your fame. You were the blacksmith, the singer, the storyteller. You had a defined role and if you did it well, you received accolades, everybody in your hamlet knew who you were. As far as worldwide fame goes, most people […]

The goal of the rights holders is to create competition. They believe leverage is greatest when you can play one retailer off another. This is true, but it’s a complete misunderstanding of the digital landscape. Please read this article: Don’t Believe Facebook, Spotify’s The Only Open Graph Music App Winning At the end of last […]

Just because everything’s available, that does not mean anybody wants it. In other words, you can get your song on iTunes, but nobody other than your mother and your boyfriend might buy it. Furthermore, when you try and market it, you’ll find resistance. A public hyped ad infinitum has a shit detector nonpareil, but it’s […]