On February 6, 2007 Steve Jobs wrote his “Thoughts On Music” on the Apple website. He explained Apple’s need to ‘license rights to distribute music from others,’ mentioning Universal and the other large record companies. This ubiquitous statement may now be the death nell for alrea...

Back when I was in the record business one of my bosses would always say you can find the future by looking at the edges. Well he didn’t say that exactly but he would always go first to the gay clubs and see what they was listening to now because he claimed, by next year, everyone would be lis...

My first wife asked me to marry her. I worked at a radio station and was trying to open a nightclub. I was busy. And the rest of my life wasn’t on my mind. What was on my mind was work. Building stuff. But she told me something that convinced me. “Prince, marry me. I’ll support you...

For months I’ve been wanting to write about what entrepreneurs can learn from terrorists. The whole idea of attacking the weak point in large systems, taking advantage of common technologies and having a completely flat organization. But after Mumbia I don’t think I will. Beyonce’s...

Remember this cuz it’s important: You don’t really change people’s minds with facts. You change people’s minds by changing the way they view themselves. It’s common knowledge that l’m a pretty liberal guy. Back in 2004 I was completely confused by George W. Bush s...

In case you didn’t get the memo, the world as you knew it is over. The future is going to be bold and bright but right now, the transition, is going to be a bitch. So here’s a pocket guide, (suitable for cellphones and ipods) to get you through the real economic mess. This Is The First D...

bored I did not realize people were having such a hard time trying to find people to follow on Friendfeed and Twitter. So as a public service I have gone through my Twitter and Friendfeed lists and put together a list of people you should follow and probably aren’t. They all have only have one...

From Nuclear Blast Newsletter: ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the Swedish band featuring  former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, has set Grim Tales as the title of its third album, due October/November via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will be recorded beginning on June 1 at the Blac...