Archive for 2020/02


(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again

The Purple Disco Machine remix is a hit. Word was this song was a loser. Most people didn’t even know there was a new song in “Rocket Man.” And even though I was invited to multiple screenings I did not go, because I’m not into fantasy, I’d rather keep my memories intact, the ones I […]

Oscar Ratings Tank

“TV Ratings: Oscars Fall to All-Time Lows” I didn’t watch. Who needs to see a throng of self-important lefties revel in their fabulousness while they promote their fatuous work? Yes folks, movies have become baseball in a land of football that is being challenged by soccer. In other words, the theatrical experience doesn’t hold a […]

Warner IPO

This is what happens when CEOs have no investment in the company, never mind any firsthand knowledge or experience. Dick Parsons blew out Warner Music for $2.6 billion, supposedly Jeff Bewkes was behind the divestment, and where is Bewkes now? OUT OF A JOB! The music business gets no respect. If Bewkes knew his corporate […]

Larry Mestel-This Week’s Podcast

Founder and CEO of Primary Wave Music, Larry Mestel started out as a CPA and shortly thereafter was drafted by a client to Island Records, and after stints at Arista and Virgin he quit to start Primary Wave, a new wave publishing company with its own marketing department. Listen to hear how Larry and Primary […]