Only the good die young Tony Wilson would have had nothing good to say about Billy Joel. But he would have had an opinion. That was what was great about Tony, in world full of duplicity, Anthony was honest. And vibrant. And alive. But no more. I’m in shock. I guess on one hand I […]

Can we stop this fallacy that removing DRM is going to dramatically increase sales? Taking away Apple’s monopoly, and building new retail outlets? On the Web, EVERY store is right next door. It’s not about multiple locations, it’s about the BEST SITE, otherwise there’d be ten Amazons, not one. The problem here is the price. […]

Now the financial community thinks the labels suck too. The public has known it for years. Ever since Tommy Mottola rammed his high concept crap down our throats in the nineties. That’s what the business became. One note "superstars", who either rapped about bitches and ho’s or believed melisma was the highest form of vocalization. […]

It’s all fine and dandy that labels now want a piece of touring and merch, utilizing Sanctuary’s "famed" 360 model. But what if you’re a songwriter? What if you don’t tour? THEN WHAT? Don’t tell these people to go it alone. To get a MySpace page and generate friends. They can’t monetize their efforts. BECAUSE […]