CHALLENGE Getting attention. REWARD Barrier to entry nonexistent. CHALLENGE Getting publicity. REWARD Publicity is nearly irrelevant and the means of spreading the word are at your fingertips. CHALLENGE Making money. REWARD Successful artists are making more money in adjusted dollars than they ever were, just not as much as bankers or techies. Furthermore, there are […]

Arroyo Seco Weekend I’d rather go to this than Desert Trip. As for Coachella, despite the press of it being America’s greatest festival, the truth is it’s a rite of passage for Southern California teenagers, where you put on your outfit and take selfies, they should rename it INSTAGRAMELLA, because it’s got little to do […]

Mike Ginsberg turned me on to Traffic. I met him at a NEFTY week in New Hampshire. I took the train up to West Hartford and we sat in his attic and he spun the second LP, the one that started with “Feelin’ Alright,” long before Joe Cocker made this song so famous. And then […]

New speaker, Marcie Allen of MAC Presents, the queen of sponsorship. The funny thing is we don’t see eye to eye, I’m all about keeping the corporations at bay and she’s about creating the best relationships with them so there should be some sparks, although I’m always willing to learn, we do live in a […]