Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Todd Rundgren-Why He Belongs In The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Todd Rundgren “Open My Eyes” Nazz The Rolling Stones taught us the opening track on an album must be a killer, it must take you on a roller coaster ride, it must leave the station and never relent. “Open My Eyes” fits the bill. “Hello It’s Me” Nazz Am I the only person who prefers […]

Bob Geldof Part 1-SiriusXM This Week

Recorded live in Dublin, Ireland. Tune in today, Tuesday December 11th, on Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Hear the episode live on SiriusXM VOLUME: HearLefsetzLive If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app: LefsetzLive

Myopia

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 […]

Ticketing Is Broken

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 […]