The problem is you’re not paying. Every day I’m spammed by bands. Acts that want my attention. That are bitching how the system is unfair and they can’t get paid by Spotify. But the truth is in the past they’d have to pay to play. I’m not talking at the gig, but in terms of […]

THERE ARE NO RULES IF SOMETHING IS GREAT I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long “Deacon Blues” Steely Dan There were no singles on “Aja.” Fans didn’t want a jazz-influenced rock album. But “Aja” sold prodigiously upon release and is considered a classic today despite breaking all the […]

GUARANTEED WINNER Top graduate at an Ivy League college. Used to be we lived in a meritocracy, he who worked hardest and was smartest would rise to the top. That can occasionally happen today, but your best bet is to get yourself a pedigree. Something the upper middle class is fully aware of, and those […]

1. You will delete your MP3s. Just like you tossed your 8-tracks and cassettes, you’ll get rid of your MP3s, all your iTunes purchases, kaput, evaporate, just like that. It will happen when you get a new computer, which isn’t as frequent as before, but the truth is we’re moving to flash storage and it’s […]