They don’t make ’em like this anymore, only in this case they did. Back when the world was smaller, you could track the purchases at Sundance to the ultimate distribution of the pics, usually close to a year later. But now… I knew about the bidding for “Train Dreams,” I knew Netflix bought it, but […]

Her latest album is entitled “Personal History,” which is what you get in this podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mary-chapin-carpenter/id1316200737?i=1000748358676 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/4e198b02-022b-4b12-85d2-91a55380dc0a/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-mary-chapin-carpenter

I hate oral histories. But I love “Venus and Mars.” “McCartney” was unduly slagged because it came out nearly simultaneously with “Let It Be.” People thought Paul was employing first mover advantage, making a statement, separating himself from the group even though it was John who said he was out of the band first. Yes, […]

What kind of crazy, f*cked up world do we live in where Reba McEntire is the highlight of the Grammys? One in which “popular” music is vapid, two-dimensional tripe evidencing the worst tropes of the past three decades. Yup, like Mariah Carey being honored at Musicares… A dud of an evening. Normally people are on […]