I just got e-mail from somebody waiting with bated-breath for my comments on this. I wasn’t even gonna say a thing.  This is irrelevant.  The kind of pyrrhic victory Mitch Bainwol and his bunch of disinformation flunkies trumpet in the media to illustrate their ongoing victory in the battle against file-trading, when they’re losing as […]

We used to be fans of the artist. Maybe that’s why baby boomers continue to buy albums.  Not because they don’t know how to download, but they remember when you could still believe in artists, when their albums were a statement. Think of it like love.  You can be attracted by a pretty face.  But […]

The Lefsetz Letter On Rhinocast Yes, click on this URL, or cut and paste it into your browser, and you will find the homepage for RHINOCASTS!  And, within said Rhinocasts, you will find me. This is the VERY FIRST ONE!  Cut way back in July (technology takes TIME!) This gives you a good impression of […]

Is not what it appears. 1. It’s a walled garden.  Only what is authorized can be traded.  All those live tracks, alternative takes, they don’t appear, only label-authorized stuff does. 2. The files are copy-protected WMAs. I don’t get this.  The labels are so unhappy with Apple, so pissed off at what a great job […]