Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


We Must Be Superstars

We Must Be Superstars I cannot stop thinking about this article. The dirty little secret is it’s hard to read on a computer screen. An iPad too. The backlighting makes it so our eyes glaze over, we scan for the essence and then move on. Ever read the same article in the newspaper, the physical […]

Fitz & The Tantrums At The Music Box

Next stop, THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL! It was wonderful. Like most new things, stuff everybody suddenly becomes enamored of, Fitz & The Tantrums are hiding in plain sight. You’re gonna love ’em, you just don’t know about ’em yet. Sure, the music is retro. But it’s not a rip-off, not a compendium of samples, but brand […]

Gaga On Stern

I got it. Howard was at his worst. He was demonstrating the nerdy geekiness he references constantly but rarely evidences. Howard can be confident around porn stars, but get him in front of a real woman and he gets nervous and uptight, asks stupid questions, is so sycophantic as to make one puke. The star […]

Re-MOG

1. Let me reiterate, I receive NO compensation from Spotify, not a single cent. I tout Spotify because it’s the revolution we’ve been waiting for. A legal service that allows everybody to hear everything at a low price. In the case of Spotify, free with ads or a minimal fee to exclude them. Furthermore, it’s […]