“character: strength and originality in a person’s nature” —New Oxford American English Dictionary It’s what you do when you lose. Everybody’s got a plan. But what happens when it goes haywire, when you hit roadblocks? Do you fold your tent or find another way, like water. Water. Blocked one way, it will find another. And […]

Power. That’s what the artists used to have. That’s what they’re leaving on the table. It’s as if Napster was started by the Fortune 500, in order to divert artists from their true calling, delineating the human condition and wielding the sheer numbers of their audience to exact change. In other words, if you don’t […]

It should be a full time job being a fan of your band. I just finished reading “Fast Company”‘s Amazon story. Amazon’s goal is to eliminate all competition, under the guise of being your go-to retailer, charging you for Prime, so you’ll spend even more, thrilled with faster delivery and some bells and whistles, like […]

U.S. Album Sales Hit Historic Lows Huh? If you don’t know it’s about the single, you’re still listening to “Sgt. Pepper” on vinyl. Wait a minute, maybe you’re one of those people who believe the vinyl revolution is gonna conquer our society and you truly are listening to albums, albeit the National and other modern […]