The best thing that ever happened to Spotify was Apple Music. Competition lifts all boats. Which is why malls have two anchor tenants, two department stores. But that was back before malls cratered and turned into festive dining areas that feature shopping as a sport, if the mall hasn’t closed completely. We live in the […]

Politics is the new tech. And for those scoring at home, tech usurped the throne from music. It’s hard for those not there to understand. Music was everything from 1964-1976. Everybody knew the bands, not only did you know who was in town, you went. And musicians were kings whose pronouncements mattered, you hung on […]

“How Fox News women took down the most powerful, and predatory, man in media” It’s much worse than you think. I’ll never forget my ex-wife telling me a close family friend was a dirty old man. We were in Vermont and Harry told Kim to twirl around, like Vanna White on “Wheel Of Fortune.” I […]

“IFPI Makes Stream-Ripping Latest Front In YouTube Row” The CD killed home taping. Did you really want to spend all that time making an inferior copy when the original sounded so much better? Of course not. Never mind that CDs were vastly overpriced, didn’t compensate creators for said increase and singles were cut from the […]