Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


AI “Hits”

“Walk My Walk” went to number one! And the media couldn’t stop talking about it. Musicians are freaking out about it. And my inbox is filling up about it. And there’s no story here. The truth is Breaking Rust’s AI song “Walk My Walk” sold digital singles, which are weighted artificially high in the “Billboard” […]

Herb Alpert & the TJB At The Dolby Theatre

The sixties weren’t only the Beatles and Vietnam. I was reminded of this on Saturday night. Who didn’t own “Whipped Cream & Other Delights”? Who didn’t like Herb Alpert? The aforementioned Beatles triumphed alongside the Southern California trumpeter, but a dividing line between the two was not there. Herb was not part of what came […]

More Dark Songs-SiriusXM This Week

Tune in Saturday November 15th 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

The Dead

Were selling culture. We’re bombarded with stories talking about the Grateful Dead paradigm, how to be successful. Most focus on allowing fans to tape and share live recordings. But the real story is the Dead created a culture. BY ACCIDENT! It’s hard to create a new paradigm intentionally, it usually happens by accident. As a […]