Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Live Nation

Today I went inside the belly of the beast. I’m going to tell you what I learned. A. BIGCHAMPAGNE "All the innovation’s taking place on the edges." Eric Garland At least Live Nation knows this. Unlike the labels. That’s what is killing the latter, they’re just trying to hang on to what they’ve got, believing […]

In The Studio With Aerosmith

So Joe Perry walks in… I met Jack Douglas at the Hollywood Bowl. I never figure people remember me. And I never ever heard from him until a couple of days ago, when he e-mailed to ask if I wanted to come down to the studio, to hear the new Aerosmith. Come on, WHO WOULDN’T? […]

Lloyd Dobler Wisdom

"I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or…process anything sold, bought or processed, or repair anything sold, bought or processed, you know, as a career I don’t want to do that." Lloyd Dobler"Say […]

John Mayer Fights Scalpers

The Great Ticket Scandal – Dispatches | Channel4 UK [VIDEO] If only "60 Minutes" dedicated an hour to scalping… But American media is famous for refusing to question the status quo or skimming over the details to the point where the point is not made. Bottom line? The acts like it this way. Huh? The […]