It appears he’s irreplaceable. Reach a certain age and you know the people in the newspaper. Like Mr. Sorrell, who ran WPP, not that I could exactly tell you what WPP was before I went to their Stream conference in Ojai last November. Turns out WPP stands for “Wire and Plastic Products.” Sorrell took control […]

The institution is bigger than the acts. You can’t play Coachella every year, but you can go there. For decades, the touring business was talent based, but the burgeoning festival scene has turned that paradigm on its ear. When rock music started to break out with the Beatles the promoter made the lion’s share of […]

Is about challenging preconceptions, surprising us, delivering the unexpected. I just got finished watching John Oliver. The funniest part was the MSNBC newscaster who kept quoting rap lyrics to make his point, making himself look ridiculous in the process. And then there was a long expose on corporate taxes, which I actually am very familiar […]

There was no review in the newspaper. I now track TV shows like I used to track record albums. I research and find out when they’re going to be released. “Bosch” launched yesterday on Amazon Prime, but you wouldn’t know it unless you’re a fan, and you should be. As I always say, distribution is […]