Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Wendy Waldman Weighs In

Bob Oh man, I want to thank you for your very generous comments about How Do I, and really much more beyond that, for ‘getting’ what I have always tried to do with my music. Because of your blog, I have been reconnected with many old friends and artists, as well as making quite a […]

Oldchella

You don’t go to Coachella for the bands, but the experience. Which is why festivals take a while to get traction, it takes time for the audience to spread the word about…the layout, the food, the camping, the toilets… Sometimes the talent gets better over time, but today the lineup’s pretty damn good on the […]

Radiohead Disappears

Has it really been nine years since “In Rainbows”? Then the issue was getting paid. Now the issue is getting attention. That’s what the greedy bigwigs don’t understand. If you lock it up behind a paywall you could end up broke, or hobbled. Think of how much money Prince would have made if his music […]

Music Is The Future

The film business is fighting Sean Parker’s Screening Room. The book business is fighting Amazon’s Kindle. And the music business is sitting in the present, the most up-to-date media vertical extant. And yet people still complain. Do you want to pay $150 for a device that would allow you to stream first run films for […]