Streaming won. That’s right. While you were lauding the sonic quality of CDs, bitching about Spotify payments and repeating endlessly that no one wanted to rent music, technologists, not married to the past, enmeshed in a sphere of creative destruction, necessary in order to win, saw what the people wanted before they knew it and […]

Don’t make an album if you’re an actor or actress. Nobody is waiting for it and if you’re not willing to go on tour for years you’ll get a ton of (paid-for) publicity and no sales. And if you’re that damn good and can’t say it in a single, don’t start. Or keep it as […]

Last night I went to see Bettye LaVette at the Troubadour. Despite the venue being full but not packed to the rafters, Ms. LaVette gave it her all, with enough honest commentary to make you want to go to dinner with her, to hear her expound on life. In a world where opinions are anathema, […]

Once upon a time there were no recordings. If you wanted a career in music, you not only had to know how to play, you also had to know how to perform! That’s what’s been overlooked about the Beatles and Prince and so many legends whose music has endured. When you went to see them, […]