Will probably never happen. Chances are, even if you’re supporting yourself playing music and have a hard core fan base, most people in your neighborhood will have no idea who you are. Used to be there were markers. Getting signed. Hearing your song on the radio. Going to #1 on SoundScan. All those things can […]

It’s not about whether YOU like the music, but whether SOMEONE DOES! If I get one more holier than thou e-mail from some muso telling me that Wil Deynes sounds like everybody else, is not cutting edge…I’m gonna explode. THAT’S JUST THE POINT! He makes the kind of music that major labels sign, that radio […]

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART Bruce is always thinking. He sees careers as a puzzle. Or maybe a gauntlet. How does he get from here to there? How does he keep the arc from descending? He likes getting paid, but the satisfaction is in the victories, keeping his act’s profile on an upward trajectory. He’s not […]

Howard Schultz got confused. He thought he was in the entertainment business. Funny thing about money… It gives you access. To other people with money, with glamour, with power. There’s not a lot of glamour in coffee. You can make a lot of money purveying it, but Perez Hilton is not going to gossip about […]