Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Steve Miller Responds

Hi Bob, Thank you for coming to see the show at the Greek and for the nice review, it’s greatly appreciated and a lovely way to start the day. Sorry I didn’t get to meet you and the Doobies do kick it don’t they! I enjoy your work and admire your ability and desire to […]

Steve Miller At The Greek

He can play. And he did. Oh, I know what you’re saying right now, there goes baby boomer Lefsetz, out of touch with new music, going to see the dinosaurs, living in his own private feedback loop. You may be right! But let me tell you what’s happening there. You’ve got bands without tapes or […]

Jay-Z/Samsung/SoundScan

Huh? Which way do you want it, new model or old? Because like almost everything else in life, you can’t have it both ways. For those coming up to speed, Jay-Z offers an overhyped “collaboration” with Samsung wherein the electronics company buys a million albums at five bucks apiece and distributes them via Android apps. […]

E-Mail Of The Day

Hi Bob, Music ‘big business’ is slowly looking-sounding-smelling-feeling as appealing as Wall Street and/or the Vatican. (Maybe less smart and less “touchy-feely”) My dilemma: I want people to stream my music all day long (to their hearts content); but, I’m tired of watching the Daniel Ek’s and the Mark Westerthefuck’s buy new monstertruckairplanes and diamond […]