Archive for 2013/05


Earthquake

Twitter is a news service. It’s been shaking intermittently on the Westside for a month now. And if you were here during the ’94 big one, and it was pretty big, let me tell you, you’re afraid. We like to feel in control. But during a quake, we’re at the mercy of the world, there’s […]

Daniel Glass

He runs his business like a family. With Daniel Glass you’re either in or you’re out. You don’t want to get on his bad side, he’s got a very long memory, but if you’re in the family, there are no limits to what Daniel will do for you. Tuesday I went to the Hollywood Roosevelt […]

Success Is Elusive

Seven weeks. That’s how long David Bowie’s “The Next Day” has been on the chart. It’s perched at number 99, having moved 4,060 copies in its latest week, putting it right above Matt Maher’s debut and four spots below Darlene Zschech’s “Revealing Jesus.” Never heard of them? That makes two of us, I don’t know […]

What You Need To Know

1. Fame is fleeting. Used to be very few could get through the sieve, now with fame up for grabs, from reality TV to YouTube, it’s easy to break through, but nearly impossible to sustain. 2. Quality counts. If you want to have longevity. It’s too hard to game the system, too hard to stay […]