From: Peter Paterno Subject: FW: EMI Music – UPDATE To: Bob Lefsetz Ah, I so love the antitrust process.  It makes so much sense.  I especially love the part where, in their infinite wisdom, the European Antitrust Commission makes the merging companies sell off artist contracts for part of the world.  So the artist can’t […]

Chris brought Tal into Rena’s office. That’s Tal Wilkenfeld. You know, the curly-haired twenty five year old bassist most famous for playing with Jeff Beck. Hell, she’s all over YouTube, you can even see her backing up Mick Jagger. You see Tal came out at the end of the show, during “With A Little Help […]

I’m reading this book by Jonah Lehrer, ” Imagine: How Creativity Works .” Since I purchased it, upon the recommendation of Tom Rush, Mr. Lehrer has become embroiled in scandal of his own device. It appears he plagiarizes himself. As in he repeats choice chunks of his writing in multiple articles. Worse sins have been […]

You’re just not willing to work that hard. So I sauntered up to the Pop Tart Gallery after parking my car on a side street convinced when I returned it would be minus the radio. You see this is not what we call a good neighborhood. 6th Street east of Vermont. Hell, I think if […]