He knows there’s no rulebook. Whilst wannabes record albums and record labels sell CDs and the newspapers print the inane “Billboard” chart, Drake decided to innovate. Ain’t that a concept, ain’t that what an artist is supposed to do. But don’t think you can extrapolate a trend from his behavior, don’t think you can follow […]

He was the father of rock and roll. Oh, don’t talk to me about Bill Haley. Boomers were barely conscious at the time “Rock Around The Clock” was a hit, if they were alive at all. And Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis were vastly influential, especially in the U.K., but the progenitor who pushed […]

CHALLENGE Getting attention. REWARD Barrier to entry nonexistent. CHALLENGE Getting publicity. REWARD Publicity is nearly irrelevant and the means of spreading the word are at your fingertips. CHALLENGE Making money. REWARD Successful artists are making more money in adjusted dollars than they ever were, just not as much as bankers or techies. Furthermore, there are […]

Is freaking out. Oh to be young again, when eyesight was good and hearing was up to par and… I didn’t need moisturizer and didn’t have to refrain from long showers and… Used to be the dry air did not bother me, certainly not on the east coast. Then again, winter is the time of […]