Conventional wisdom is Apple will fail, that they’ll make inroads into a sphere, even CREATE said sphere, but then will be eclipsed by the lumbering Microsoft, since Microsoft PARTNERS with other manufacturers and there’s greater innovation and you end up with more products at commodity prices. Bullshit. It’s about usability.  Plain and simple.  And that’s […]

Go to: The Long Tail I’m sick of newbies, ignorant of the music business, prognosticating what is happening in it.  Taking facts and drawing conclusions that are inane. The long tail says that there’s demand for everything, that people want a much wider swath of material than previously thought, and that via Internet distribution, it’s […]

God gave rock and roll to youGave rock and roll to youSave rock and roll for everyone Argent – God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll To You I had one of those days where every song on the radio triggered a memory.  I got in this mood.  I felt like I was thirteen years old. I […]

Is it too late for a Police reunion? Genesis is one of the most revered bands of all time.  The PETER GABRIEL-led Genesis.  Fans wax rhapsodic about "Selling England By The Pound" and "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" in a way you can’t get ANYBODY to testify about the band’s hit-laden eighties records.  It […]