1. The Wheels Of Progress Move Quickly The e-reader is being killed by the tablet. And the initial Kindle was only introduced five years ago. The first Kindle Fire was a disaster. It sold prodigiously upon release but its lack of functionality was evidenced in the little web-surfing purchasers did with it. But credit Jeff […]

1. Filter People don’t know what to listen to. You can’t trust the radio, you can only trust your friends, and who’s to say your friends have the same taste as you? He who tells us what to listen to will have all the power in the future. It will not be an algorithm. If […]

It’s an entrepreneurial business. Remember when Matsushita bought MCA? They left David Geffen out of the loop, despite his huge stockholdings. Because Geffen plays by his own rules, he could cock up a deal, make it turn out in his favor. Best to leave wildcatters out of corporate business. The same goes for Irving Azoff. […]

THE INTERNET 1. It allows me to reach all of you. 2. It puts the history of recorded music at my fingertips. What was once rare is now standing in plain sight. People might be financially-challenged, but music, the elixir of life, is right there for them to grab and listen to. It’s music’s heyday. […]