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Lefsetz: ‘The Donald’ Rules Truth Starved Republican Field
1. Money changes everything. If Donald Trump were poor, he’d have no traction. He gets attention, and in many cases a pass, because he’s a billionaire. That’s the nation we live in, one in which the rich have the power … Continue reading
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Lefsetz: ‘Inside Out’ the New Beatles?
We don’t do this anymore in the music business… We don’t have blockbuster acts reinventing themselves with every project, garnering stellar reviews and great customer word of mouth which ultimately rains coin and makes everybody happy. That’s right. After a … Continue reading
Leftsetz: Step Aside Headbangers, Country Rocks America Today
It’s a ROCK format! So, are those heirloom or cherry tomatoes? It even made the LA Times, the statement by country music consultant Keith Hill that he advises stations not to play two women in a row, that males are … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The Album of the Year for 2015 is…
So I’m driving to Capitol Records thinking about who’s in my rearview mirror… Not literally, although traffic was squirrel, with the Vine exit closed, but figuratively…Decades have gone by and what once was isn’t. The music train keeps rolling along, … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Once Upon a Letterman
It used to be a religion… That’s right, late night started with Steve Allen, matured with Johnny Carson and ended with David Letterman. There are people on at 10:35 now, even 10 and 11:35, but they’re poseurs, inheritors of a … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Sack the Patriots Over Deflategate? Don’t Kid Yourself
Take away their Super Bowl victory… That’s right, strip them of their success, show that rules matter. But we don’t anymore in America. That’s what the underclass doesn’t understand…the level of cheating that goes on by their overlords, the rich and … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The Great Cable TV Ripoff Coming To An End
Nobody wants to watch the Discovery Channel… Only 2.9 million people viewed Naked and Afraid. But a 100 million paid for it. More than a buck a month. The CEO made $156 million. Now what? Lawsuits. Verizon is following the customer, … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Music First, Stardom Later
I can’t get an Apple Watch, but every celebrity known to man has been seeded one to make them look cool… Who’s using who? And if you think it’s the musicians who are coming out ahead, you own no Apple … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Sham
How did we get here? Where the only people who seem to care are those desirous of getting third-rate talent inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the old men who are on the nominating committee? Once … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Lefrstez, Deep Purple, Jann Wenner, Koch Brothers, Madonna, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Steve Miller band
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Lefsetz: Rolling Stone & The Frustrating Search for Truth
Don’t believe everything you read… Or to put it more bluntly, if Rolling Stone can get it wrong, what makes you so sure what’s on Fox News is correct? In the information age, we’ve got plenty of gossip, a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Bob Lefsetz, Culture Club, Judith Miller, MTV, New York Times, Patty Heasrt, Rolling Stone, Sabrina Rubin Erdely, Steve Jobs
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Lefsetz: Indiana No Kent State
Aren’t we supposed to hate corporations? But Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote a piece in the Washington Post and the governor blinked, it was techies and WALMART that stopped Indiana in its tracks. Isn’t this what musicians used to do? … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicia Keys, Apple Store, Bob Lefsetz, Led Zeppelin, Tim Cook
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Lefsetz: A Guide for Internet Haters
1. CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR No one’s going to take you seriously if you use “there” instead of “their” or “your” instead of “you’re.” Maybe you should write your missives in Word first, where there’s a grammar checker. Or maybe run … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Sizing Up the Winners & the Losers
AOL Makes online easy. But it turns out online is much more than their walled garden and that cable and telephone companies utilize pricing pressure to get people to sign up for a bundle that includes internet access. Turns out … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Bill Gates, Billboard, Bob Lefsetz, Costco, Elon Musk, EVAN SPIEGEL, Jeff Bezos, Kanye, MARK ZUCKERBERG, Mcrosoft, PayPal, Taylor Swift
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Lefsetz: Apple has Samsung, Microsoft & Google on the Ropes
Gartner Report: “Apple overtakes Samsung as world’s top smartphone maker; fueled by iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.” Get rid of the removable battery and micro SD card? That’s like kicking out the drummer and the bass player, hard core fans … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple iPhone, Bob Lefsetz, Samsung Galaxy, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook
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Lefsetz: Bill O’Reilly is a Puerile Bully
Karma’s a bitch… They’re out to get him, but it’s Bill O’Reilly‘s response that has me flummoxed. Why does everybody in power double-down? Why do they try and blow their attacker’s house down? It makes men look foolish, that they … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The True Meaning of ‘Stardom’
MONEY We’re impressed when you make it, and continue to make it. The more zeros the better. CONTINUITY Momentary blips are not stars, they’re comets. If you don’t last, especially in today’s overloaded, evanescent world, you’re irrelevant. DO IT YOURSELF … Continue reading
Lefsetz: The Trouble With ‘Oldsters’
They talk on the phone, turn on the television for news and poke at touch screens… We went to SUCH a good restaurant yesterday! I found Wilma & Frieda’s Cafe on Yelp. Save me the criticism. That’s the new America, … Continue reading
Leftsetz: Today Last Day to Buy the Failure Known as Google Glass
Killed by the public, the press gave it a free pass… That’s right, for years we were subjected to fawning stories about this idiotic product in the mainstream press. There were numerous pictures of Google cofounders Sergey and Larry at parties, … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple Watch, art Brisband, Bob Lefsetz, Google Glass, Happy New Year
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Lefsetz: What Goes Around Comes Around — The 1960s
This is how the sixties started… We’ve been told to trust Big Brother, that the government and the corporations know more. That the rich are smart. That we should be thankful we’ve got flat screens. Hogwash. They’ve scared you. Frightened … Continue reading
Lefsetz: Putting the Kibosh on Modern Myths
THAT MICROSOFT IS AN INVINCIBLE MONOLITH THAT MUST BE STOPPED It stopped itself by failing to innovate, by being eclipsed by others in the marketplace. This paradigm works in music as well as tech. Sure, people want to hear old tracks … Continue reading
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