Archive for 2024/01


Boy Swallows Universe

Netflix: https://rb.gy/e4dyc7 Last night we watched half of “Barbie.” I know, I know, I’m late to the party. But I wasn’t going to the theatre to see the movie and when it finally appeared on Max…I was just never in the right mood. Generally speaking, I like my viewing experience dark. Especially at the end […]

Melanie

1 There was a moment there when she was hip. I became aware of her back in ’69, with her song “Beautiful People.” I can’t tell you where I heard it. Possibly on AM. But probably on FM. By that time I was totally hooked. There was the progenitor in New York, WOR. And then […]

Louis Messina-This Week’s Podcast

Concert promoter for Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, the Lumineers… https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/louis-messina/id1316200737?i=1000642896616 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/7e512285-657f-4d1a-bb2d-82d7e29a095c/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-louis-messina

Slow Coachella

“Coachella tickets went on sale on Friday, Jan. 19. And four days later, tickets for the festival’s first weekend are still up for grabs —  for the first time in a decade.” “Coachella Festival sees slowest ticket sales in 10 years”: https://rb.gy/h2dbwd This is not a Coachella story, this is a music business story. It’s a […]