The end is coming. Somehow, with the crash of the dot com era, the major labels thought they were safe.  The sky didn’t fall with Napster, and therefore they felt it never would. How many years have we heard about digital cameras replacing film ones?  Must be at least fifteen.  Turns out Konica Minolta wasn’t […]

This is the new era.  Communication is TWO-WAY!  If you don’t listen to your customers/fan base you’re going to create ill will.  Like…THE MAJOR LABELS! Don’t make your customers/fans your ENEMY!  Make them believe they’re in it WITH YOU!  This is why Andy Lack and Edgar Bronfman, Jr. and every exec spouting how people are […]

1. Material It’s an old cliche, but you’re only as good as your songs.  But DON’T make the mistake of believing there’s only one song formula.  If so, you’ll miss out on Yes’ "Roundabout".  The point is, how you look, how you fit into the scene, your IMAGE is secondary to what you’re actually playing.  […]

Did time just pass it by, was rap the new Beatles, or did something CONSPIRE to kill rock and roll.  Oh, maybe we weren’t aware of the factors, but maybe colliding forces eviscerated rock’s power. Actually, rock was on the skids until MTV.  What MTV did was allow the non-mainstream to click.  Rock radio LITERALLY […]