The Dugan Affair
My first reaction was laughter. You spent all that time searching and vetting and then this happened? But today I’ve flipped. I do not know Ms. Dugan’s personality. There are…
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Mason’s Letter To Academy Members
This is how you pour gasoline on a fire. Let’s see, published so far are the Grammy payments to law firms. Joel Katz’s firm, Greenberg Traurig, renegotiated the $20 million…
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Marcus King
The track is “One Day She’s Here.” It’s funky! Did you watch the Chiefs beat the Texans?? I didn’t, I don’t think I’ve watched an iota of football this year,…
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The Bob Lefsetz Podcast: Pete Tong
A progenitor of the electronic music scene, Pete Tong had his residency at Pacha, is still on the BBC and is now touring arenas with the Heritage Orchestra playing Ibiza…
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Whitney Houston In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
What kind of crazy, fucked-up world do we live in where Whitney Houston gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Judas Priest, Soundgarden and Todd Rundgren…
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We’re The Stars Now
That’s right, the hoi polloi, the supposed flyover people, the peanut gallery…WE RULE! And we have contempt for you if you step out of your lane. We may even have…
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The Bob Lefsetz Podcast: Dave Mason
Singer/songwriter/gunslinger Dave Mason was a member of Traffic, wrote “Feelin’ Alright” as well as “Only You Know And I Know” (popularized by Delaney & Bonnie when they were on tour…
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The Lefsetz Podcast: Jamie Kitman
Jamie Kitman is not only a music manager, he’s the New York Bureau Chief at “Automobile” magazine. In addition to his column in “Automobile,” Kitman’s National Magazine Award-winning commentary has…
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Recognition
No one knows who anybody is anymore! My e-mail has been buzzing with the Coachella lineup. Who are these acts? Can they really draw fans, is their audience that big?…
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2010s-What Happened
SALES DIED Remember when we were arguing about the cost of cuts on iTunes and whether Apple could sell individual tracks or had to sell the whole album? Funny how…
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