Distribution is king. Thursday Cliff Burnstein e-mailed me about Gary Shteyngart’s new book “Vera, or Faith.” He loved it, he wanted to know if I’d read it. I said I had it reserved at the LIBRARY! That Libby told me I’d get it in two weeks. But the very next day, it became available. I’m […]

From the Atlantic accounting department to the head of Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Manticore Records, Mario Medious is a legendary record executive. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mario-medious/id1316200737?i=1000718834384       https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/c714432d-29c3-4db2-a965-b32874c7df6f/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-mario-medious

COWBOY CARTEL This is an imperfect documentary from 2024 but I recommend you watch it. Because the IRS helped bring down the Zetas and now it’s been crippled. All this institutional expertise eviscerated. But you can love “Cowboy Cartel” without being a lefty. Turns out the Zetas, a legendary Mexican drug cartel, are laundering their […]

There are other artists I love more than Billy Joel, but I’ve always respected his talent and craft. Paul McCartney’s comment about Just The Way You Are—that it’s the song he most wishes he would have written—I swear I’ve heard him say the same thing about God Only Knows. Billy was right, Just The Way […]