It’s not about the product. That’s the dirty little secret of all these tech companies, the goal isn’t to create a good product, but to SELL OUT! It’s like a game of musical chairs, where the buy-in is millions, and everybody’s afraid to be left without a seat at the table when the music stops. […]

I hate everything about Lana Del Rey except the music. How can it be that things move so fast that everybody but fans ignore it, how can it be that something is number one one week, with the attendant publicity, both celebrating this fact, and the run-up hype thereto, and then be thrown upon the […]

STADIUM ACTS Are not bitching about what everybody else is. Money is not their issue. Everybody wants to be in business with them. The transition in the business is evidenced by the fact that those who consistently sell out stadiums are younger generation acts, baby boomers cannot. Bruce Springsteen can do stadiums overseas, but not […]

MAJOR LABELS More powerful than at any time since Napster. Case in point, Sam Smith. One has to credit Capitol with a phenomenal publicity campaign. Mr. Smith has been featured in every major outlet, the press on his Apollo show alone was incredible. This is what a major label can do, it can build a […]