The problem is Amanda Palmer! Don’t you get it? A scrappy young ‘un who understands the new technology is ripping off her brethren, all the classically-trained musicians who’ve got no idea who she is who were thinking about strolling down to her gigs to play for free. Don’t you get it? This is exactly how […]

I’ll take you there! She doesn’t tweet. I doubt many people under forty have any idea who she is. But last night, Mavis Staples positively killed at the Greek. She evidenced all the elements that made music the preferred art form of the baby boomers, a religion. It was all about sound, it had nothing […]

“52 Ways to Screw an Artist, by Warner Bros. Records” Their maps may suck, but at least they’re honest. Yup, that’s what pisses me off. All the people suing Apple for its iTunes accounting practices, claiming they’ve been screwed. You know Apple, famous for paying late, if at all. Never honoring a deal. Forcing you […]

1. Dave Matthews Band “Away From The World” Sales this week: 265,961 Debut It sounds like what once was. Before Dave took a detour, trying to become a hitmaker, when hits still mattered. And I do like “Everyday,” but I prefer Dave’s darker material, made from the left of center as opposed to the heart […]