Archive for the 'Online' Category


More G N’ R

A little birdie told me the deal with Best Buy is done.  All that’s left to do is sign the contract. Of all the marketing/distribution ideas I received in response to my missive, I’ll only reveal one, that upon the album’s release, Axl Rose should commit suicide. This is brilliant insight.  Nothing’s a better story […]

Commercialization/Authenticity

If I hear one more time that commercials are the new radio, that no one cares about endorsements and sponsorships, I’m going to take my vinyl records and move to Tierra del Fuego. Ain’t that a laugh.  Vinyl records.  Even though I’m a big believer in vinyl, that it sounds better than CDs, it’s not […]

MySpace Music CEO

The reason they can’t hire anybody is everybody with a shred of tech knowledge knows it’s going to be a disaster.  MySpace is so 2006…  And its software/interface sucks.  And there was no traction with Snocap…  So suddenly, because fat cats found out social networking/Web 2.0 was the next big thing, they’re going to anoint […]

That Vampire Book

The first I heard about it was from my friend Kate, who owns a bookstore. She said she was going to be open at midnight, just like with "Harry Potter". But it didn’t stick. I couldn’t remember what the book was about, never mind its name. Then, reading an article in "Newsweek" about a vampire […]