Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Jay-Z/Samsung

Who’s the winner here? SAMSUNG! I know, I know, it’s part of the hip-hop ethos, to stick it to the man, to take him for everything he’s worth, laughing all the while, and this is all very well done, Jay-Z appears thoughtful, one can argue he maintains his credibility…just one thing, it no longer matters […]

Reviews Don’t Matter

The most shocking thing I saw today is Jimmy Iovine without his baseball cap. And I say this in a good way. Because if Jimmy can own who he is, after playing at being young for so many decades, denying his hair loss, then maybe he can impart this honesty to his acts, implore them […]

Do Something Useful

It’s a beautiful, sunny, Southern California Saturday and I’m killing time reading magazines before I up and go to parties. Yup, that’s why the summer is better than the winter, the extracurricular activities. First we’re stopping by at a Middlebury event, and if there’s time left thereafter, we’re going to Kevin Weaver’s house for an […]

Seize The Moment

If you’ve got my attention… Blow my mind. Sunday, I’d never heard of Craig Federighi. Monday, I couldn’t stop talking about him, because he was so damn good in the Apple presentation. Turns out, according the “Wall Street Journal,” in an article behind a paywall, that Mr. Federighi began at NeXT, moved to Apple with […]