Stay in school. I know, I know, David Geffen dropped out, as did Irving Azoff. Some of the biggest legends of the entertainment business never finished college, some didn’t even complete high school. But that was then, and this is now. The sixties were different. We lived in an homogeneous society. Social mobility was rampant. […]

Sennheiser Momentum These are too good for MP3s. Credit Jimmy Iovine. He’s gonna bring back hi-fi. By marketing the hell out of the mediocre Beats brand, he’s waking the rest of the headphone industry up to the opportunities. Who knew kids would pay $350 for a pair of headphones? It’s an aspirational culture. Everybody wants […]

It’s about the experience. Which is why the rockers and the rappers just can’t understand it. Never mind the labels and the traditional concert promoters, who seem to have finally woken up. Think about this. If you grew up playing soccer, not baseball or football, despite those sports getting all the mainstream press, and you […]

I’m in shock. Actually, I’m in Vail, Colorado. For the final week of the ski season. Didn’t know that? All I can tell you is with a laptop and a smartphone, I can work anywhere. And when it comes to skiing, I refer you to Bad Company’s “Simple Man,” which so eloquently states “Freedom is […]