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fuzzygroove gave me the heads up on this article by Simon Napier-Bell which chronicles some pretty crazy stories about his life in the music industry - the good, the bad, and the ugly. He describes the medieval character of the music business and quotes an article in the WSJ that calls it the "last form of indentured servitude." I think most of us agree with these sentiments. Nonetheless, before I'm tempted to embark on a diatribe about our industry, I highly suggest that you...

I had a chance to check out the Mary J Blige show at the Monster Cable event last night in Vegas. There were several thousand people at the show which was held at Paris and the Monster team held back on no expense putting it together - red carpets, models, goodie bags, cars, and even a pretty wild after-party. I can't even imagine the price tag that Monster paid to host the event - whatever the case, it was a blast and they really know how to throw a party. Noel, Kevin, Seth, Melinda...

My bro suggested that I check out an indie flick called "Once." It just arrived via NetFlix yesterday and I sunk into the couch to watch it. The description on the NetFlix cover was pretty lame, but I quickly realized that there was something really great about the film. Sure, it's got that "shaky screen" element of an indie (almost like it was being filmed by a camcorder), but it's really something all artists should check out. It's about a struggling...