Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


More Artists Weigh In

 Bob – I remember driving to a swimming hole in the Catskills (circa 1973) with Maria Muldaur, David Nichtern and John Herald. In the car Maria sang a song called "Vaudeville Man." She sang it over and over. All day long. "It’s from this L.A. chick Wendy Waldman," Maria said, belting out chorus. "She’s got […]

Merch/Swag

You know I get a lot of e-mail, and a lot of regular mail too. And I got this missive from some dude who said he was in the merch business and could he send me some stuff. I wondered what the giant box that appeared on my doorstep was. Then I ripped it open […]

Artists Weigh In

Wendy Waldman: The thing that you’re saying and that you are teaching people in a most significant way is that in today’s world, perhaps like it was back in the "old" days, it takes a village to make any real music happen-I’m not talking about that other product that’s marketed as "music," where record companies […]

The RIAA Victory

What did we learn here? That the courtroom oath no longer means SHIT! Did you read the evidence? The woman used the same name for her MySpace account, to get dates on Match.com… Talk about GUILTY! But we know people trade files P2P. What the fuck are we gonna DO ABOUT IT? According to the […]