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Blurred Lines Explicit Version

Blurred Lines Explicit Version What stuns me is there are only 468,309 views. In other words, virality is still in the offing. You see the clothed version: Blurred Lines Clothed Version Has 63,798,395 views as of this writing. And the track, Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” is sitting at number one on the iTunes chart, as […]

Guidance

DON’T STRIVE FOR UBIQUITY We no longer live in a monoculture, we no longer all watch MTV and listen to the same radio station, so don’t plot your career like we’re all still living in the pre-Internet era. PUBLICITY IS OVERRATED You may feel good that there’s a story about you in the newspaper, but […]

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 […]