Archive for 2014/09


How U2 Blew It

NEWS FOR A DAY No different from a rape or a murder, but with even less legs. In today’s world it’s not about making an impact, but sustaining. Could it be that Bono’s been living too long in the echo chamber, hanging with forty and fiftysomethings who think they rule the world but truly don’t? […]

Tuesday

My tires are falling apart. This is not how it was supposed to be, I was supposed to be having lunch with Steve Barnett, but he canceled, he was going out of town. So I figured I’d use the free time to get my oil changed. I’m a dealer guy. Save me the feedback. Yes, […]

U2/Apple

Loyalty counts. Jimmy Iovine delivered. For U2 that is. Some things never change, it all depends on who you know and establishing long term relationships. But that will not make U2’s new album a hit. Why weren’t tour tickets on sale today too? Why didn’t Guy O. harness the momentum? Because the music business is […]

WIMP Comes To America

Are you willing to pay twice as much to stream in lossless? Late last night doing my back exercises I decided to compare streaming services. Spotify is my default, I recreated a playlist in Beats Music and then I did the same thing in WIMP, and I was wowed. Now let’s be clear, getting lossless […]