But Shaboozey got nominated for a CMA. Can the public accept that “Cowboy Carter” and its single “Texas  Hold ‘Em” were not country hits? NO! So I’m reading the concert grosses in “Pollstar.” What’s interesting is not the first page, what sells out, but what does not. Like Thirty Seconds to Mars. Which only had […]

Woke up this morning… Actually, the first time I saw “The Sopranos” was in the morning, just before noon on a Saturday, with the curtains drawn, I heard the opening notes of that Alabama 3 song and… I’ve watched “Breaking Bad,” never made it through “The Wire,” and there’s nothing like “The Sopranos.” I’ve never […]

Instant hearing aids. That’s the big breakthrough announced by Apple today. But everybody wants to know about the new iPhones. Bottom line, you don’t need one…unless you do. Smartphones are now like cars. They keep introducing new models, the advertising is overwhelming, but you’re only in the market every few years (obviously longer for automobiles). […]

“NBC Pulls Back ‘Tonight Show’ to Four Nights Per Week”: https://t.ly/mEKsD Is this more about content or format? There is no appointment viewing, everything is on demand. And edge sells. But baby boomers inured to the old ways control media and they’d like you to believe otherwise. Fallon loses on both counts, content and format. […]