Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


For The Love Of The Game

"’If I could set up the Birds of Prey on my own, run it all the time, I would ditch the World Cup in a second,’ Miller said."Bode Miller reflecting on his Birds Of Prey World Cup victory We know you’re making a ton of dough, but do you have to constantly remind us of […]

Income Inequality Killed The Music Business

I’m a smart guy. I was educated at one of America’s finest colleges. I’m a member of the California Bar. But even if I struck it rich as a writer, I could never garner the millions a banker or corporate CEO does. It’s impossible. It’s like asking a sandlot player to bat .400 in the […]

Maron/Lefsetz

From: Marc MaronSubject: Hey, heads up Bob- Again, I am glad you are digging the show. I just wanted to tell you when I was forwarded your email and saw that link to the Gallagher episode it panicked me. Only the most recent  50 episodes are available for free download and I see this link […]

Dreese On Retail

"So (the big music chain’s strategy was) not about trying to excite the customer. To extract value from the labels seemed to be the pursuit. In essence, there was a lot of value available because not very much of that value (from the product being sold) was flowing to the artists. (Retailers and labels) would […]