Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


The Grammys

Why don’t they just hire a teenager to tell them how fucked up they are. I thought they changed the rules.  To insure that another Jethro Tull debacle wouldn’t happen again.  Then, how in HELL did "Devils & Dust" get nominated as Song of the Year.  Was this a hit ANYWHERE?  Did I just miss […]

Market Update

The complaint of the major labels is very real.  Their business is evaporating. Last week’s sales were off 12.9% from the comparable week in 2004.  This on top of sales decreases for the past half decade.  Which now seem to be ACCELERATING! First explanation.  Dearth of superstar product. Only one problem here.  No one’s figured […]

The Grateful Dead Effect

I’m not sure you can trust the veracity of most blogs.  Little reporting, if any, is done and most tend to be biased in some fashion.  But make no mistake, the blogosphere is the ultimate cop.  When some politician or businessman tries to falsely spin a story or BURY a story there’s always some disgruntled […]

That’s rock and roll…

I know this guy, he’s a classic rock fanatic.  He went to see Paul McCartney in Vegas.  He waxed rhapsodic about there not being any luxury boxes at the MGM Grand and how he won’t go to any venue that separates the winners from the losers.He included a set list.  And I’ve got to tell […]