Author Archives: Bob Lefsetz
Lefsetz: This Year’s Lessons
Stuff happens to interrupt your plans… The more you look into the future, the more you’ll be interrupted by the present. Screw being here now, screw mindfulness, just know that life is about unexpected interruptions and the older you get … Continue reading
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Lefsetz: Time to Revamp the ‘Lamestream Media’
The people telling us to give Trump a chance are the same overpaid wankers who missed the tsunami that got him elected… The most educated person I’ve ever known was Tony Wilson, majordomo of Factory Records. Want to know more? … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Attacking Trump
It didn’t work then and it won’t work now… Makes me want to give up my membership in the card-carrying elite – the educated members of our society who can hold two opposing thoughts in their brain at the same … Continue reading
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Lefsetz: Are the NFL’s Glory Days Behind It?
The story is that the Presidential election is hurting NFL ratings… However the “Walking Dead” won Sunday night. Turns out zombies trump overdeveloped men when they go head to head. This has been a long time coming. That’s the story of … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Lady Gaga Lays an Egg
It’s a stiff… Ignore the sales chart. That’s where hard core fans and kooky-loos go to participate, the store. The action is now in streaming, where we can see right away if anybody is listening. AND THEY’RE NOT! It’s staggering, … Continue reading
Lefsetz: HBO’s Vice News Tonight —Out With the Old!
It’s all about trust… Shane Smith and his roving group of merrypersons are going to take over the news business, they’re gonna hijack it in plain sight, just like MTV became the music juggernaut. But this is different. Because Vice … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Trump Blows Out Hillary
I can’t remember a thing Hillary Clinton said… We’ve seen this movie before, when Arnold Schwarzenegger ran against Gray Davis – the lovable Terminator/Twin against the career politician/policy wonk. It was no contest, Arnold won. And we went on a misadventure … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Material Signifiers Disappear
First they came for your watch… Next they’re coming for your car. Used to be he who died with the most toys won. Now, ownership is passed – everything’s on demand. I first realized this 15 years ago, when I noticed … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Death of the E-Book
They’re killing the book business… The old guard – the ones married to paper and indie bookstores, the publishers afraid of big bad Amazon – have achieved their goal; they’ve killed the e-book. That’s right, e-book sales are down by … Continue reading
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Lefstez: ‘Bad Company’ Knocks One Out of the Park
This should have been bad… Seventies act far beyond its years playing to a multitude that didn’t care in a faraway land where no discerning eyes are present. But that wasn’t the case, this show was FANTASTIC! INCREDIBLE! ASTOUNDING! THE … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Good Riddance Huffpo, Arianna Huffington
He not busy being born is busy dying… Or, if you prefer your musical references via the UK as opposed to the US, as Dave Edmunds once sang, “Crawling from the wreckage, crawling from the wreckage, INTO A BRAND NEW … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The Cold Reality of ‘Living the Dream’
The first person I saw was Arianna Huffington… On the east coast it’s the Hamptons. On the west it’s Malibu. And if you haven’t been to either, you’ve got no idea that it’s even further over the top than you think … Continue reading
Lefsetz: ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’
Last Saturday I went to the Levitt Pavilion to see Peter Asher, Billy J. Kramer and Denny Laine… However Billy J. had an infection, couldn’t travel and his place was taken by Terry Sylvester, of the Swinging Blue Jeans and Hollies. And … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Could Hillary & The Dems Be More Out of Touch?
Do you feel left out? I most certainly do. I’m a rank and file Democrat who feels that so far this Philadelphia party has been a circle jerk wherein the usual suspects want to feel good about themselves. Reminds me … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The Independence Day Blues
I blame Ronald Reagan… And then Bill Clinton put a stake in the heart of the Middle cClass, all in an effort to save his job. The right wing intelligentsia has lauded Reagan’s “accomplishments” to the point where they cannot … Continue reading
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Lefsetz: Climbing the Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is 72… I don’t know whether he ripped off Spirit, whether he and Robert Plant will be held accountable by the jury, but I do know there will come a time when both of them … Continue reading
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Lefsetz: The Trouble with Concert & Event Tickets
We’re leaving eight billion dollars on the table! You’ve got to listen to Live Nation head Michael Rapino on Peter Kafka’s podcast. Or maybe not. You haven’t got that much time and don’t care. But then you can’t get a … Continue reading
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Lefsetz: Will Bernie Sanders Turn Hillary Into Hubert Humphrey?
Is it 1968 all over again? Wherein Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy put such a dent in Hubert Humphrey‘s campaign that despite garnering the nomination, the Minnesotan did not win. Kinda like Al Gore in 2000. Humphrey was tainted by … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Elizabeth Warren, Hillary, Trump & Twitter Wars
It’s all about access… Today people want to reach out and touch you, Facebook has flattened the earth – everyone feels equal – and if you stand above the fray…it’s only a matter of time before you’re taken down. This … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Donald Trump Take Two; The Hillary Playbook
Stop making fun of Donald Trump! If that had worked, somebody else would be the Republican nominee and he wouldn’t have increased his share of the electorate after the debacle in Wisconsin. The more the holier-than-thou say they know better, … Continue reading
