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House of Cards Lessons

1. You Need A Partner There’s a reason why spouses get fifty percent in community property states, because you don’t make that money alone, you depend on the counsel and soothing of your significant other. Furthermore, the inability to force one spouse to testify against the other in court speaks to the bond between the […]

The Future

MAJOR LABELS Survive. Because they’ve got the money and the relationships with radio. Wanna compete? Have the money and the relationships. Until the radio hegemony is broken, the major labels will sustain. RADIO It’s the curation, stupid! And the ability to garner and maintain an audience. No one wants to go where no one else […]

Truisms

Tumblr is for porn. Facebook is for the wannabe famous. Instagram is for those who are too lazy to write. Texting is social currency. It doesn’t matter how many likes or friends or followers you’ve got, but how many people text you and how regularly, that’s how popularity is judged today. Pinterest is inexplicable to […]

Turning The Tide

MUSIC IN SCHOOLS Forget the rubbish about it boosting your brain, the bottom line is if we want better popular music, more people have to know how to play it. Speak with famous musicians and you’ll be stunned how many started in the school band. They caught the bug and stuck with it. With the […]