Endeavor Craps Out
Check the financial pages. Entertainment CEOs make as much as anybody ruling the Fortune 500, even though their companies are oftentimes worth less and generate less cash flow. There’s a…
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The Bob Lefsetz Podcast: Michael Feinstein
The King of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein is a player, a singer and an archivist, he’s born to and dedicated to the music. A legend with numerous albums…
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Black Keys Ticket “Fiasco”
“Why the Black Keys shut out hundreds of fans, causing chaos at the Wiltern”: https://lat.ms/2kLSpK5 This is the best thing that ever happened to Safetix. Now most people know. Technology…
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World Domination
“Artist Andy Warhol is credited with saying that in the future, everyone would be world-famous for 15 minutes. The world has changed considerably in the 50 years since he allegedly…
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Eddie Money At The Grammy Museum
Part 1 It’s hard to write a hit. But from the moment he had one, the critics savaged Eddie Money. It started with “Baby Hold On.” The lyrics were not…
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The Bob Lefsetz Podcast: Ken Kragen
From the Limeliters to the Smothers Brothers, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Travis Tritt, Trisha Yearwood, and even Gallagher, Ken Kragen is a legendary manager and one of the main drivers…
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The New Yorker Prince Story
I haven’t read about this anywhere else. I saw it first on “The New Yorker”‘s Today app. If you’re a subscriber, it’s extra info, to get you through the week,…
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The Bob Lefsetz Podcast: Harold Bronson
One of the original Rhino Brothers (along with Richard Foos), Harold went from playing to writing to CBS college rep and ultimately Rhino Records, then just a record shop. Harold…
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Bryan Ferry At The Greek
It was incredible. If live music were always this good, I’d go every night! Now, this was an older hipster crowd, who knew every lick from way back when and…
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Swift Sales
She didn’t hit a million. But nobody other than Taylor herself seemed to think that was possible. You see the paradigm has shifted, now it’s all about streaming, i.e. consumption,…
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