FX/Hulu trailer: I was mesmerized for about half an hour, and then… We’d been unable to find a satisfying series. Well, we watched “The Empress,” which is an interesting Netflix show about the Habsburg dynasty and the magical Empress Elisabeth married to the young Emperor Franz… I was trying to remember some of the facts […]

A must-listen! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jon-batiste/id1316200737?i=1000729683233 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/80ce0633-5e67-4a18-b1d0-ad3cf9ec797e/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-jon-batiste

He didn’t want to repeat himself. I know people my age who are doing the exact same thing in the music business they were doing forty years ago, the only thing that’s changed is the names. The acts come and go, they remain. Paid well, but isn’t it soul-crushing? Speaking of soul-crushing… What is it […]

As of this writing, “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery,” is unrated on both RottenTomatoes and Metacritic, there’s just not enough data. So the question arises, has anybody seen it? Oh, the documentary has gotten reviews. Then again, even Sarah McLachlan herself pulled out of performing at the premiere in protest against ABC/Disney’s suspension of Jimmy […]