BOB LEFSETZ
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Rediscovering Music
...Lefsetz columns ( The Lefsetz Letter) that accrued while on vacation (hey, a week to Mr. Lefsetz is a lifetime in terms of the creative output of most bloggers) I read through a post called Mr. Moonshine . He beautifully (if meanderingly) explores the notion of how digital downloads are helping people rediscover music from their past -- in...
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The Cuban-Canadian John Mayer?
...Lefsetz griping aside. And since I'm already making an aside, here's an aside to an aside. If you're interested in building a career in music, read Lefsetz , he'll give you plenty to think about. (Besides, there's rarely a non-provocative moment with Lefsetz, which makes for fun reading
But getting back to Alex Cuba. He appeared at the annual...
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Rediscovering Music
...Lefsetz columns that accrued while on vacation (hey, a week to Mr. Lefsetz is a lifetime in terms of the creative output of most bloggers) I read through a post called Mr. Moonshine . He beautifully (if meanderingly) explores the notion of how digital downloads are helping people rediscover music from their past -- in his case leading him...
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Grammy Awards: Obama, the Musicians' Candidate?
...Lefsetz. Lefsetz details his decision to switch his vote from Clinton to Obama in a letter sent out to his extensive mailing list over the weekend. In it he states
Im an Obama man. Ill vote for Hillary if she gets the nomination
Ill be unhappy if David Geffen gets the last laugh, but I want someone
who lives in the now, who knows whats...
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eMusic bids the Stones goodbye
...Lefsetzs thesis that the music industry is well and truly f*cked, and this is one of those times
As every eMusic subscriber knows, not too long ago eMusic did a deal with ABKCO to sell the early Rolling Stones back catalog under standard eMusic terms (DRM-free MP3s sold at 33 cents per track or even less depending on your subscription plan)....
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Link to the Letter
Bob Lefsetz says so much of what I believe about the state of today's music business
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How Did The Pundits Do Predicting Music 2007?
...Lefsetz's predictions included
EMI headed for big trouble
Billboard getting thinner and thinner
Band managers growing in importance
more
Digital maven Rags Gupta's predictions
Last.FM and Pandora will get bought by Google, Clear Channel or Viacom
eMusic will file an IPO
The Sony BMG merger case will be favorably resolved by the EU courts. EMI...
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Promoters of Bonnaroo Quash Lineup Rumors
...Lefsetz's newsletter
Led Zeppelin will play its only planned show Dec. 10 in London as part of a tribute to late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun
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Metallica & Led Zep - Bonnaroo Festival
...Lefsetz's newsletter. The report also says Metallica will headline the event
Led Zeppelin
Speculation about additional shows for Zeppelin, which will play a stated one-off Dec. 10 in London in tribute to late Atlantic founder Ahmet Ertegun, has been buzzing for weeks
A Bonnaroo spokesperson had no comment on the email. A Led Zeppelin...