Archive for 2026/02


Neil Sedaka

He was a nice guy. And many of our musical heroes are not. By time the Beatles hit… Neil Sedaka was in the rearview mirror. And if you were of a certain age, and I mean young, you were clueless as to his success, which peaked in 1962, with “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do.” […]

British Invasion Timeline 2-SiriusXM This Week

Tune in Saturday February 28th to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz

Dan Beck’s Michael Jackson Book

I wasn’t going to read this book. I know enough about Michael. I love “Off the Wall,” and “Thriller” is pretty good too, but as far as the ins and outs of his life… Next! But then Dan Beck wrote me a personal e-mail… This is what people don’t understand…that it’s the little things that […]

More Phonk

Re: Must-Read Article Hi Bob, I’ve been a subscriber since I first started in the industry back in 2008.  Long-time listener, first-time caller!  It was a little surreal to see you reference the NYT write-up on Phonk, our label, Black 17, and one of our artists, Hensonn. Yes, the vertical video play counts are outrageous.  And yes, […]