It’s incredible to see the media go in to free fall when the U2 show comes to town. As an exercise in how to promote your show no one does it better and no one will ever do it better. It’s close to an invasion, no matter what may be going on in the world [...]
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On November - 1 - 2009
On January - 31 - 2009
Tampa is awash with Superbowlites, they’re everywhere and all to see the men with big shoulders running around shouting until eventually throwing an odd shaped ball out of the ground. Everyone jumps up, play stops and an entire new team runs on. I don’t understand American football and I don’t think I ever will.
Nevertheless it’s [...]
categories: Archives, Artist Development, Creativity, Innovation, Inspiration, Inspiration vs. Motivation, Leadership, Opportunity
On January - 1 - 2009
The record industry needed to find something that would save them from themselves. They needed to find the solution before the problem,and now the problem is global and has spiraled out of control. Everyone with their own crosses to bear. With the economy taking such an unprecedented pounding you wouldn’t lay money on the music [...]
On December - 22 - 2008
If you’re still running around frantically looking for a last minute Christmas present and you’re a fan of The Boss then I suggest you go check out www.foryoubruce.com where there is a great new book out. After my last blog I got a comment about Bruce being the reigning king which prompted me to go [...]
On December - 3 - 2008
The Stiff Chiswick Challenge that April night in Manchester had left everyone wanting….Tony Wilson and Alan Erasus a label, more immediately a venue to put bands on…. Rob Gretton managing a band, Ian Curtis a chance to be on TV, and me to go home because it was ludicrously late and I needed my bed! [...]
categories: A & R, Archives, Artist Development, Innovation, Inspiration, Opportunity, PR, People, Places, Tony Michaelides
On November - 7 - 2008
I don’t think you ever find a good band without good management, certainly never in my experience. I never worked with Peter Grant, who was Led Zeppelin’s manager but he was the one who set the perimeters. He was totally devoted to his band and a brilliant manager. Since then Paul McGuinness with U2, Tony [...]
On November - 6 - 2008
The BBC,with their flagship show Top of the Pops were just putting on groups and artists who were already in the charts but not doing anything new. Juke Box Jury did that many years before when they had a panel of celebrities commenting on new releases and predicting if they thought they’d be hits or [...]
