This is me. In Toronto. At the Ole studio. I just watched it. Which is painful, no one likes to see themselves live. However, contained herein is my complete philosophy on the music business, what it takes to make it, what is going on with streaming, as well as my top three live shows and […]

Yup, that guy, the one you see on seemingly every TV show, backing up every famous musician. But Kenny paid his dues. He grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, he opines on Alice’s Restaurant in the podcast, and ultimately attended the Aspen Institute, Indiana University and was even a member of the Tanglewood orchestra. But he […]

It only works if you mint stars. The finale was the other night. Was it Sunday, or Monday, damned if I know. Then again, probably not Sunday, because that’s when the “Billboard” awards were, another sinking show, just check the ratings. Weren’t live events supposed to save broadcast TV? With their Twitter updates and wars? […]

She’s a force of nature. This was recorded live in Santa Barbara at the Music Media Summit, more episodes from that conclave will be transmitted in the future, but first we have Ethiopia, who stunned us all, going from first generation American to President of Motown Records. Her name started coming up in conversation. First […]