My inbox is crammed with e-mails telling me how fucking slow the Radiohead site is running. Shades of the U2/fan club/ticketing debacle? One thing I never forgot is a quote from Bob Reitman, who used to be GM at A&M. He looked me in the eye and asked, "Are you a writer or a publisher?" […]

Ever since Rick Rubin spoke of "subscription" in the "New York Times" the industry’s been buzzing about this topic. But what exactly are they buzzing about? We need to define terms. Is subscription RENTAL or GETTING A STEADY CHECK FROM EVERY CUSTOMER EVERY MONTH? If we’re talking rental, I’m laughing. Napster, Yahoo and Rhapsody have […]

What’s the first thing you want to do when you hear a track you like on the radio? OWN IT! But "I’m With The Band" just came out TODAY! (And funny how it has as many MySpace plays as the Eagles song that’s been out for days.) And it’s too soon to STEAL IT! Oh, […]

Thank god the Eagles’ fans are not tech/web-savvy. First lesson, OWN YOUR URL! There’s a story here, as to why the URL is www.eaglesband.com/, not eagles.com, or theeagles.com (sure, the band hates the "the", but most people don’t know this). Yes, a search will turn up the right site, but will it turn up the […]