Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


John Oliver On Ticketmaster

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3w6WZEE What kind of crazy, fucked-up world do we live in where John Oliver gets the Ticketmaster story exactly right? One in which customers and legislators are too stupid to understand how the game works. He labels Irving Azoff as uncharismatic, which I don’t agree with, you don’t become that successful without charisma, trust […]

LGBTQ Protests

The newspapers are positively wild today. One interesting story is Peloton’s decision to go to a subscription model for both the classes AND the bikes. With the ability to cancel at anytime. Therefore the hurdle to adoption is lowered significantly. Felice was interested in a Peloton treadmill, but the cost was prohibitive. (Never mind that […]

Ukraine/Corporations/Music

In that order. Will the war in Ukraine reset the music business? I certainly hope so, but it’s highly doubtful. People always tell me it’s the same as it ever was. That I’m just too old. That music means just as much to today’s younger generations, and is just as intrinsically meaningful. But that is […]

Your Favorite Stones Song-This Week On SiriusXM

Tune in today, March 8th, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Phone #: 844-6-VOLUME, 844-686-5863 Twitter: @lefsetz or @siriusxmvolume/#lefsetzlive Hear the episode live on SiriusXM VOLUME: siriusxm.us/HearLefsetzLive If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app: siriusxm.us/LefsetzLive