A company mired in the past that is unable to develop new products within that constantly misfires in the future.  A major label or Google? This is a Google failure.  If it weren’t for search/AdWords, Google would be on suicide watch.  The vaunted Android? They bought it.  Maybe if they bought Google Music, it would […]

Some records you only have to hear once. And then you’ve got to hear them again and again and again. It’s easy to do it just like everybody else.  That requires no imagination, no risk.  When you fail you shrug your shoulders and say it’s not your fault.  When you succeed you smile but you […]

Yesterday I stopped by at Glassnote Records. Visit the major label and you’ll encounter a receptionist and after lounging in the waiting room you’ll be escorted past dozens of cubicles to the huge office of the head honcho who will luxuriate in his well-heeled surroundings while you kiss the ring. Glassnote Records has no receptionist, […]

1. Richard Russell It all comes down to the music. Adele is on XL. What’s on XL sounds like nothing else. If it’s on XL, you pay attention. A&R is king.  When it’s truly about music and not about lunch. Want to learn the future?  You’re better off hanging with Richard Russell than Irving Azoff.  […]