Dear Bob, I like Tom Newsom. I think it’s cool that he wants to go to Applebee’s. Everyone is harshing his mellow. Uncool. Very uncool. This aggression will not stand, man.  Dude doesn’t want to pay that much. Everyone has their own economics. We never know how they feel about fees till we stand in […]

Re: Re-NY Times/Private Equity/Music I hope I’m not the only person to tell you that the Applebee’s “2 for $25” offer was for less than a month (they’ve run it previously though) and didn’t include drinks, tip or taxes. Ben Blackwell ___________________________________ Re: Re-NY Times/Private Equity/Music Bob, people can’t even write logical analogies: Going to […]

Subject: Re: Neil Young Returns To Spotify Hi Bob, Finally! A little perspective from a Label Owner / Artist Manager… I understand the conceptual pushback from artists.  And I won’t adress that here.  For my company, I have seen my revenue (on my 2,000 song catalog) increase as a result of streaming.  Yes.  It took […]

From: Eric Greenspan I sent Amy Carmen your article and here was her response. Thanks for sharing … to brighten the mood here’s a great EC memory: Eric and I were in the car maybe 10-14 days ago when Casey Kasem’s  American Top 40 was replaying the October 1972 broadcast” & Overnight Sensation”  came in on the top 40 chart at […]