The music business should be much bigger than it is. But the old guard running on fumes is running on self-interest and there’s no vision. Usually we rely on artists for vision, but as a result of income inequality the best an the brightest don’t go into music and the “artists” we do have are […]

Jamie said the customer doesn’t want to know about the fees, they’re scared off if the fees are baked into the ticket price. Jake said baby bands can’t develop because sometimes the fees are as much as the tickets. A promoter said he had a show with seven pre-sales, and the end result was thirty […]

Albums, tracks or acts that have faded into the woodwork that deserve attention/recognition. Like Blondie Chaplin’s “Lonely Traveler,” have you heard it? The whole initial solo LP is fine: Blondie Chaplin Or Nik Kershaw’s “15 Minutes,” absolutely brilliant in sound and lyrics and it’s not even on Spotify, never mind any other streaming music service! […]

The rewards are on the edge, but it’s easy to fall off. Everyone who pushes the envelope does so too soon, you always have to wait for the audience to catch up with you. People are confounded by the new and different before they embrace it. Legends push the envelope, journeymen don’t. Record labels used […]