Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Elton John At Madison Square Garden

My heart belongs to Philadelphia Freedom. And Elton John. After the show he stood up and gave me a big hug, I was confused, I had my rap all ready, to explain who I was, BUT HE ALREADY KNEW! DAVID TOO! I was bewildered. Flummoxed. What do you say when your hero treats you like […]

Steve Lukather-Sirius XM TODAY!

That’s right, Luke, Lukedaddy, majordomo of Toto, guitarist extraordinaire, player with everybody from Ringo to Boz Scaggs to Michael Jackson to… Now if you know Luke, he wears his heart on his sleeve, he’s open and honest, and sensitive to put-downs about Toto. But now that Weezer has covered “Africa” the band is finally getting […]

Rock Or Hip-Hop

My Uber driver was a rapper. Told me about signing with a production company, going to SXSW, buying his beats online. So I told him to play me his tracks. Not bad, but a lot of references to other rappers and a lot of profanity, not a lot of substance, but is this the new […]

Taking A Stand Is Good Business

In case you missed the memo, voter registrations went way up after Taylor Swift took a side. You should too, it humanizes you. Call it the millennial ethos. To succeed in the world today you must have an identity, and be proud of it. Sure, there will be backlash from those who don’t agree, but […]