The music Jay-Z made with Samsung may have already been forgotten, but the deal has not. That’s what we’ve been hearing since the advent of the Internet music era, when the labels were bled by Napster. You’ve got to sell out to make it. It’s no longer about the music, but the brand. Just like […]

It was better than breaking a band. In other words, what kind of crazy fucked up world do we live in where not only does tech steal our money, but our thunder too? Where the geeks know marketing better than the entertainment pros? Unlike the music business, Twitter realized it had to build a base. […]

I just heard this on Sirius XM. It’s getting to be that time of year again. When the days get shorter, and colder, and you hole up with your favorite fourth quarter album releases. At the end of 1964, it was hard to believe the Beatles had just broken in January. “I Want To Hold […]

You know I go every year, to Jim Lewi’s Aspen Live conference. It’s the peak of the annum. Primarily because of the hang. Most other conferences are focused on breaking bands, most of which you don’t want to hear, and there’s little cohesiveness, you’re either part of the inner circle or you’re left out. Aspen […]