Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


My P2P Adventure

I love to download music. There, I admit it.  I’m not a recovering P2P-aholic, I’m a binger.  And Monday night I binged. You see I’ve got a list of about twenty five things I always search for in my P2P application.  And, at least once a week, I fire up the app to see if […]

R&RHOF

Okay, close the doors, nobody else can get in. Don’t argue with Miles Davis.  If you’ve ever heard "In A Silent Way" you know that he deserves to be inducted way before Santana.  And, "Bitches Brew" is way more adventurous than the work of at least half of those ALREADY IN the Hall.  And, if […]

Calling Elliott Spitzer

Forwarded to me: Hello — hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving!  This is Richard Sarbin, owner of Market Development Company in New York.  Nice to meet you, if we haven’t met by e-mail or by phone by now! We have a great opportunity that I want to immediately address with you. We have […]

Losing The Press War

The major labels are like the Bush Administration.  Armed with political capital after a crisis they’ve both proceeded to completely squander it. The labels had the press on their side.  After all, people were stealing their intellectual property, and newspapers are intellectual property too.  Were they next? Actually, on some level, the press is ALREADY […]