Are you a winner? Everybody wants the glory, but few want to do the hard work. So Michael Rapino grows up in Thunder Bay. That’s closer to Winnipeg than Toronto. For those not Canada-savvy, that’s NOWHERE! And his friend at the Beer Store, that’s what they call it, that’s the only place to buy beer […]

Stay in school. I’ve known John Boyle for seventeen years. I met him here in Aspen as a matter of fact. A Good Time Charlie, Boyle’s bounced around the music business for decades. Running college tours, working for Irving, even managing Xzibit. Then it all came to a crashing halt. That’s what happens in the […]

Greetings from Aspen Colorado where the snow is shitty and the hang is great. Yup, it’s the annual Aspen Live conference Aspen Live which used to be populated by label people and now is almost exclusively attended by those focused on touring. Because that’s where the money is. And the way you make money today […]

HOBBYIST Pays for his equipment. PROFESSIONAL Gets it for free. HOBBYIST Earns his living outside music, his career is first, music is second. PROFESSIONAL First goal is to give up his day job, second goal is to make a lot of money. JOURNEYMAN A subset of professional. A journeyman just loves to play, get high, […]