Forget the money. You’ll never make as much as a banker. What artists want today is power. Forget the circle jerk of appearing at SXSW. That’s just preaching to the converted. People who are at the tail end of the dog, yes, the government and the rich are wagging the artists and most don’t even […]

Like music in the sixties, the Food Network is riding the wave of public interest in comestibles all the way to the bank. They’re so successful, they even added a second channel. Everybody eats, but one must credit their programming department, they’re always coming up with new spins on the reality theme that get you […]

"Make the client the focal point of your business again. Without clients you will not make money. In fact, you will not exist." "Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs" EMI Music Publishing doesn’t pay royalties. I know this firsthand. Let’s forget the issue of underpaying, on certain tracks they don’t account at all. And the […]

My doctor’s a Republican. Seems hard to fathom until one contemplates how he got to his esteemed perch. Through a ton of hard work. He had to get good grades to get into a good college and had to repeat this process to get into a good medical school and become chief resident. Still, despite […]