The New Deal: Band as Brand I’m freaking the fuck out. This Jeff Leeds story in the "New York Times" has my blood boiling. Under the guise of artist development, the major labels are spinning this fantasy that 360 deals are good for the artist when the real story is they’re a land grab, a […]

One more and I’m gonna go. Isn’t that what the Stones say on "Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!"? It’s just that I heard this song on X Country today, right after "Back To Jackson" in fact, and I just fired it up, as I was reconciling my iTunes database, and it sounded so good I wanted […]

31. Matchbox Twenty "Exile On Mainstream" Sales this week: 25,701Percentage change: -15%Cume: 299,862Weeks on: 5 I’m surprised they haven’t already released a NEW version, with additional tracks, just to fuck over the losers who bought this package in the first place. I’m surprised they haven’t already released a NEW version, with additional tracks, just to fuck […]

I’m stunned the performances from the CMAs were not up on iTunes the same night. Why not? Oh, the acts don’t want the imperfections memorialized. They don’t understand, these are souvenirs. The fans don’t care about the problems. They want to own this stuff. When the impulse hits, IMMEDIATELY! There’s not one single file-trading site […]