Archive for the 'The Music' Category


How AI Changes Music

It’s going to put a huge dent in the middle class and cause a rush to authenticity. AI makes it easier. So if you’re looking for music to accompany your YouTube video, voila! If you’re just another wanker recreating the electronic sounds/effects of the Spotify Top 50, good luck! AI will be a tool. Just […]

Don Was-This Week’s Podcast

From Was Not Was to Bonnie Raitt to the Rolling Stones AND MORE! You’ll dig this! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/don-was/id1316200737?i=1000716622758       https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/ae01c956-99be-4aed-8698-d8403ce55178/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-don-was

Lord Huron’s “Bag of Bones”

It’s hypnotic. You know it when you hear it, this track stuck out in Jeff Pollack’s weekly pick of five. Nothing else resonated, but this did. Not that I was in a good mood. Usually that determines whether you’re receptive to new music, you have to be open to it, and that usually requires you […]

The Downtown/Universal Deal

It’s all about the data. The major labels blew the internet. If they didn’t have their catalogs, they’d be moribund enterprises, akin to other titans of the last century like MTV and terrestrial radio stations. The labels were so invested in the old model that they couldn’t adapt to the new. And when they finally […]