Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Spotify Myths

I was watching John Oliver talk about ICE and I thought if everybody saw this there would be change. But everybody didn’t. You can watch the video for free on YouTube: But that’s not the point. The point is we used to get our news from a limited number of sources, which had fact-checkers and […]

Income Inequality Manifested

1 I don’t understand the hatred of Spotify. The constant denigration of its payment system and the animus directed at Daniel Ek. Then I read this article in today’s “New York Times”:  “How Liberalism Went to Die on the Texas-Arkansas Border” Free link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/opinion/liberalism-texarkana-economy-democracy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.Q46T.dtVsEBHA75e2&smid=url-share You need to read this article, but you also need to […]

Israel/Gaza-SiriusXM This Week

Tune in Saturday August 9th to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. Phone #: 844-686-5863 If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz

Wayne Forte-This Week’s Podcast

This is Wayne Forte’s fiftieth year in the business. As an agent he’s represented acts as varied as David Bowie and Tedeschi Trucks Band. We discuss his career as well as NITO (National Independent Talent Organization) and the lobbying for and distribution of monies during Covid. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wayne-forte/id1316200737?i=1000721027462 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/ff38a328-4dfe-44d5-b9ff-fd6490c7f01d/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-wayne-forte