Author Archives: Bob Lefsetz

Guess they never read “The Tell-Tale Heart” Someone with no guilt is a sociopath. They may be nice to others face to face, but they’ll do whatever it takes to get what they want, casualties be damned. We live in … Continue reading →

They never make a movie about the way guys really are… You can see beefcake, men who love ’em and leave ’em, men who abuse women, but they don’t make a flick about the people I know. They do in … Continue reading →

Corporations are the enemy… I would have expected this message to come from the arts first, but the arts have been infiltrated like PBS. Whether it be corporations supporting that which the public does not, or musicians sucking up to … Continue reading →

Don’t put anything in writing… Because then you have plausible deniability. One thing about Donald Trump, he’s proven to be surrounded by third-rate attorneys who are really henchmen –  lawyers that would be disbarred if their activities ever came to … Continue reading →

Is all publicity good publicity? Yesterday’s Super Bowl was a strange game, since the NFL’s ratings were resuscitated by the Kansas City Chiefs and their passing attack, and this contest was fought on the ground, until the Rams realized that … Continue reading →

The rich are just like the rest of us… Only with a lot more money But maybe they’re believe they’re entitled to what they want, that the rules of law and morality don’t apply to them.. First and foremost Amazon’s … Continue reading →

Sometimes you can try too hard… In today’s competitive market, where you can make it but the label won’t put it out until it’s convinced it’s a hit, everybody feels the pressure, and this works against music. Whereas Eric Clapton‘s … Continue reading →

I’m sick of reading how funny and great Saturday Night Live is… Chevy Chase must have a new publicist because suddenly he’s everywhere. Most notably in the Washington Post where he laments that no one will hire him – that … Continue reading →

Goin’ down…down, down, down, down, DOWN! As Don Nix so famously sang. What did they used to say, tweeting would save event television? That live was everything? Utter hogwash. You’ve got to read the pundits’ comments on why the Emmy … Continue reading →

This is kind of hysterical… The pussy-grabber in chief rapes and pillages our nation and its relationships, yet a comedian is unable to pursue his career. Have we lost perspective? And isn’t it interesting that not a single male has … Continue reading →

I just came back from lunch with (a friend)… LA is a giant suburb – that’s why I’m comfortable there – I grew up in the suburbs! You can own a house, have a yard and drive your car. Although … Continue reading →

If you’re following airline history, you know it’s a legendarily bad business… The runway is littered with bankrupted airlines, Pan Am, Braniff, Eastern, TWA…the list is endless. But now airlines are incredibly profitable, because they’ve figured out YIELD! The bottom line: … Continue reading →

There wasn’t one song everybody didn’t know… That’s the difference between yesterday and today, the ubiquity of the hits. If you were alive in the 1960s and 1970s, you heard them. They penetrated not only the airwaves, but society, and … Continue reading →

It’s based on facial recognition technology… Ticketing is broken, can anybody fix it? Will anybody fix it? That’s what Nathan Hubbard has set out to do, the man who used to run Ticketmaster. He’s raised double digit millions and… I first … Continue reading →

It only works if you mint stars… The American Idol 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 … Continue reading →