“Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg”: https://tinyurl.com/2dwp2duv 1 It’s on Hulu. And if you’re a dedicated Stones fan it’s a must-see. But if you’re just looking for a film to watch, and not interested in how all the pieces fit together, you can skip it. I know, I know, I’m supposed to write about […]

Nine out of ten of last year’s biggest grossing movies were sequels. And the tenth was “Wicked.” But the mainstream press is caught up in Oscar fever. Why? The vaunted Golden Globes didn’t even get 10 million viewers. But it dominated coverage in the same mainstream press. As for why I even bothered to write […]

She performed this 91 times in preparation? This is why music is the hottest art form, because when done right it breathes, it’s alive, it’s a different experience every night. Which is why the more you play to hard drive, the more you kill the essence. At the bigger venues, the stadiums, acts are afraid […]

“At $45.5BM in 2023, Music Copyright Now Worth More Globally Than Cinema, New Report Finds”: https://t.ly/yDfV5 The devil is in the details. My inbox has been blowing up with the above story, it makes a good headline, but what you’ve got to know is… Recorded music revenues eclipsed those of the movies in the seventies. […]