1. Never ever respond. That’s the hater’s goal. To entrap you. Draw you into a conversation. Wherein you have to justify your complete existence. You can never ever win, furthermore the hater’s friends will pile on. Read if you must, but never acknowledge you’ve done so. 2. Research the hater. Especially on Twitter. See how […]

So I asked Anita Elberse what she says to the naysayers. I’M THE YOUNGEST TENURED PROFESSOR AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, WHO ARE YOU? Whew! And there you have it. The separation between the movers and shakers and the hoi polloi. Education. Kristina from Ticketfly caused a brouhaha in Aspen when she suggested concert tickets be […]

Who’s got the time? Beyonce may have delivered a video album that’s got the media and the punters bloviating, but very little of the discussion is about the music, because it’s become secondary to the game. That’s what music is today. I’m surprised Parker Brothers doesn’t have a label. Actually, there are multiple games involved. […]

Hallelujah, they finally get it right. I’m not saying Yes doesn’t belong inside, and Deep Purple for the riff to “Smoke On The Water” alone, but it’s been years since there was no controversy and everyone agreed. Except for maybe Kiss. But the point is there’s no hip-hop, no jazz, no Madonna, no questionables like […]