Tag Archives: Bob Lefsetz

Lefsetz: Music First, Stardom Later

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Bob Lefsetz

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 →

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Hearne: The Rolling Stones’ Septuagenarian Rocker Ripoff @ Arrowhead

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Ever heard the expression, don’t trust anyone over 30? How about 70? Best I can tell the phrase was first uttered by a free speech movement dude in 1965 at a time free speech was a somewhat rare commodity. And during the time period when that … Continue reading →

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Lefsetz: Rolling Stone & The Frustrating Search for Truth

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Bob Lefsetz

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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Lefsetz: Indiana No Kent State

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Bob Lefsetz

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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Lefsetz: Sizing Up the Winners & the Losers

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Bob Lefsetz

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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Lefsetz: Apple has Samsung, Microsoft & Google on the Ropes

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Bob Lefsetz

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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Lefsetz: Bill O’Reilly is a Puerile Bully

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Bob Lefsetz

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 →

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Lefsetz: The True Meaning of ‘Stardom’

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Bob Lefsetz

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 →

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Lefsetz: The Trouble With ‘Oldsters’

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Bob Lefsetz

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 →

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Leftsetz: Today Last Day to Buy the Failure Known as Google Glass

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Bob Lefsetz

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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Lefsetz: What Goes Around Comes Around — The 1960s

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Bob Lefsetz

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 →

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Hearne: Dissecting Bob Lefsetz on the Concept of ‘Too Much’

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

I’m not sure what, Too much of nothing really means… Other than being the lyrics to a Bob Dylan song that a lot of people – me included – used to think were “manna from heaven” back in the 1970s and … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Lefsetz vs H.C. on ‘Why Things Don’t Last’

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Why things no longer last? Let’s let entertainment and media overlord Bob Lefstez get things rolling: 1. Channel Overload Used to be there were 5,000 albums a year and only a few got on the radio and if you didn’t … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Lefsetz Unmasks Twitter, Laments Passing of Shared Knowledge

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Like many of you, I’ve got friends who swear by Facebook and Twitter… I’ve also got friends who haven’t a clue. Stomper?. And like me, many of you probably passed through those portals a few years ago – I’ve got … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Lefsetz Calls Out Amazon, Corporate America & You

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Seems like only yesterday microscopically small Rainy Day Books was fighting the good fight against the corporate bad guys… You know, Borders, Barnes & Noble.  To do so, Rainy Day owners Vivien Jennings and Roger Doeren brought out the big guns. Heavy hitters like Martha … Continue reading →

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Hearne: Lefsetz Turns Snowballs into Handgrenades, Lobs Them at Brownback

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Who else could possibly turn a seemingly commonplace movie review into an indictment of pretty much everyone and everything in this country besides eentertainment lawyer/scribe Bob Leftsetz? That’s a rhetorical question, btw. But take my word for it, Lefsetz “movie review” of Snowpiercer – … Continue reading →

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