Archive for the 'Online' Category


Mailbag

Subject: Re: Chris Stapleton At The Hollywood Bowl Hi Bob, Light moves faster than sound- the images are often timed to give a better experience to people farther back who make the most use of the screens. The production will calculate the best delay to cater to the largest % of the crowd, this will […]

The Napster Analogy

Deny the public what it wants at your peril. And the public does not want Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee for President. It always happens first in music. It’s the canary in the coal mine. It’s the hottest medium amongst the young people, our future (they’re here to replace us as Jerry Seinfeld […]

Snapshot

NOTHING LASTS As Rob Thomas told me, it used to be a tiny funnel, now it’s a colander. You pour your music in and it slips right through. All the hoopla of yore that had an impact no longer does. Release parties, press…all the buildup means nothing. Except if you’re a superstar, and even then […]

Hawk Tuah

Are you a meme or are you a musician? If you’re willing to do anything for attention is it working for you, or against you? The bifurcation began with the split of AM and FM in the sixties. Stations could no longer simulcast on FM what they were broadcasting on AM. As a result we […]