Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


The Strange Case Of Brandi Carlile

Bob, Speaking of what we know…what’s your take on Brandi Carlile and her awareness strategy? A year ago she was a "discovery" with big word of mouth following, and now she is everywhere. 2 weeks ago,  "The Story" was itunes free single of the week and then a week later ABC ran a "greatest moments" […]

Live Earth

What a crock of shit this is.  God, how can we save the earth when we can’t even save the MUSIC BUSINESS! Maybe you weren’t alive back in ’69, but let me tell you, the reason Woodstock was so appealing, why everybody was enticed, why it went from who cares to a must go was […]

XM NEEDS Imus

The reason Imus lost his gig was not because he did something illegal, but because he offended advertisers.  Oh sure, one could say he offended listeners too, but how many of those ranting and raving about his language listened to his show to BEGIN WITH? Bottom line, Imus has fans.  And now those fans are […]

What We Know

Hip-hop will not come back. Hip-hop was of a time and place that no longer exists.  Built on a foundation of truth about the inner city, it resonated with blacks and whites because of its truth.  But it was blown up by nineties society.  When we were all in it together, when the hip merged […]