Archive for 2012/01


Power Top Ten

1. The Promoter Because he’s got all the money. Used to be the label had all the money. What money the label has left is being given to the executives. And the lack of remuneration to acts has them looking elsewhere. And the only other person paying is the promoter. But he’s too stupid to […]

From Sarah Buxton-Stupid Boy

You should know that when we were recording my version of "Stupid Boy", Dann Huff wanted the track to end when I said "…long gone, long gone…"at the end.  He didn’t want a solo section at all. It took a lot of convincing, but I finally said, "DUDE.  FREE BIRD.  The song has to end […]

Motivation

I went to this Metallica art exhibit last night. And although I had a fascinating conversation with Bob Rock wherein he told the story of his manager, Bruce Allen, imploring him to check out Michael Buble, ("You’re gonna want to leave, just give it THREE SONGS!") and how this led him to doing half of […]

The Power Of Free Music

An In-Depth Case Study on the Pretty Lights + BitTorrent Partnership In a world where SoundScan sets a minimum price to appear on their chart is the most valuable perch number one at the Pirate Bay? Let’s start with what everybody seems to be interested in, money. What’s the best way to make a lot […]