They were so untogether! We think of the Stones as a seamless machine, all-knowing, hoovering up cash from all over the globe. But back in ’69 they had a personnel change, they hadn’t performed in America since ’66, and they just weren’t sure they were relevant, that they’d be embraced by the newly-hippified States, having […]

1. Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook Because that’s where the eyeballs are. Facebook far eclipses television and radio, it’s not only where you go to connect, it’s where you go to be informed. In an era of chaos, he who imparts order triumphs. Facebook killed MySpace because it was organized, there were rules. People say they prefer Android […]

We’re leaving eight billion dollars on the table! You’ve got to listen to Michael Rapino on Peter Kafka’s podcast. Or maybe not, you haven’t got that much time and don’t care but then you can’t get a ticket to the show and need a scapegoat and denigrate Ticketmaster and illustrate your lack of knowledge and […]

Utterly fascinating. The readout said “Steve Martin” but it did not sound like him. Obviously, it was him, but he didn’t sound “on,” but like a regular guy. And that’s who Steve is. Steve grew up in SoCal, Orange County, Garden Grove, worked at Disneyland, honed his chops at Knott’s Berry Farm and got a […]