“What Happens When a Pop Star Isn’t That Popular? – Pop’s middle class enjoys loyal online fan bases. For these artists, pop stardom isn’t a commercial category, but a sound, an aesthetic and an attitude.”: https://tinyurl.com/bdcd3x6y That’s a free link, and you should click on it. As for the Kesha/Dr. Luke story, if you don’t […]

And not everybody can make it. My old friend Barney Kugel invited me to celebrate his 70th birthday at the Comedy Chateau in North Hollywood. After decades in the music business, and haunting the rock clubs after sacrificing his last industry job, Barney has shifted his focus to comedy, he says that’s where the action […]

Re: The Cult Era Hi Bob, You can’t help yourself bashing Trump that’s all you have. You are the Gladis Kravitz of music business looking for attention. The lawyer thing didn’t work out or the head of a label. Now you bash conservatives, show your economic ignorance. You say Biden’s not a cult well your […]

We all want to belong First it was baseball, then it was the Beatles and finally it was MTV. We all paid attention, we all knew what was happening, and even the barely hip caught the references. Today you’ve got no idea what people are talking about, unless they’re a member of your cult. We’re […]