No casual fans were in attendance.  Because you couldn’t get a ticket.  And why would you want to? At the juncture of art and commerce, for one slim moment in the nineties, an act playing less than mainstream music could make a video so riveting, enhancing the underlying sounds, that MTV could air it and […]

‘You know what, Jimmy? Fuck you. Take that beat and shove it up Timbaland’s ass.’ You don’t talk to Jimmy Iovine that way! What kind of crazy, fucked up world do we live in where the pop stars are the goody-goodies, the ass-kissers who made our eyes roll in high school as they obeyed all […]

It could be in a polo field, like Coachella. Or in one city, a three day event, like Lollapalooza in Chicago. Or even a month long event in a metropolis that wanted to drive tourist business. The rage in concerts these days is the performance of complete albums.  Bruce Springsteen is even going to do […]

"He (Bezos) went on to describe Amazon’s actions as ‘stupid, thoughtless and painfully out of line with our principles.’"Amazon.com Offers to Replace Copies of Orwell Book What if your enemy suddenly becomes your friend? What if someone you hate, for oppressing you, for doing something stupid, admits his mistake and offers to make amends? I’m […]