There’s no buzz. That used to be the mark of success, whether people were talking about it. You could feel it, it was palpable, you had to investigate, check it out. Now almost nothing has sustained buzz. You’re foraging by yourself, deciding whether to dip in or not. Sure, there might be hype at the […]

“New York Times” reporter Joe Coscarelli’s “Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story” is the definitive book on today’s rap scene. Whether you’re a fan of rap or not, you need to read “Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story” to understand the culture, not only where the rappers come from, but how they make their impact and cash. […]

Showtime trailer: https://bit.ly/3Vdo0R0 It’s great, I give it a big thumbs-up, but it’s not the movie I thought it would be. You see today’s documentaries are not truth, they’re hagiography. The one that bugs me the most is the Bee Gees’…watching it you’d believe they were as big as the Beatles in the sixties, when […]

Writer/actor Harvey Fierstein is a charismatic raconteur you can’t help but love. Listen to this podcast whether you know him or not, because embedded in his tales is so much wisdom, it’s changed my life already! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/harvey-fierstein/id1316200737?i=1000581781401 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/428f4c49-45e9-4fc8-9894-fd356dfcd1c5/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-harvey-fierstein https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast/episode/harvey-fierstein-207359981