Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Gene Simmons

Imagine you’re stranded on a desert island and you stumble upon a member of the opposite sex.  You’re thrilled!  You’re gonna have someone to talk to, you’re gonna make love until the Coast Guard finally figures out your ship sank and rescues you. And this person may not be a beauty queen, but hey, he […]

Toronto

It’s snowing! I think they should call it INACCUWEATHER!  Yup, that’s the weather service that is accessible online, but also feeds the widget on your Mac as well as giving you the weather on your iPhone and iPod Touch.  Like the Monkees, I used to be a believer, but I’ve now seen Accuweather be inaccurate […]

U2/Apple

This story started burning up the Internet yesterday.  And has now even made it to hitsdailydouble.com.  At first I laughed it off, but thinking about it last night, I wondered, how would the launch of U2’s album have played out differently if the band had aligned with Apple? Letterman doesn’t reach 5 million people a […]

Live Music Action Plan

I’m positively stunned at the movie grosses.  It appears that during the recession, people want cheap, escapist entertainment.  But the best movie doesn’t compare with live music.  Which is why we in the music industry are going to steal the movie business’ thunder, we’re going to unite and show the public the power of live […]