From The Jam Should Go Back To Where They Came From

On Medialoper: From The Jam Should Go Back To Where They Came From

I think that it comes down to this: since the real The Jam isn’t performing, it’s fine for a tribute band to go out there and play those songs. Yay! However, it ain’t so good for that same tribute band to be competing against the real band in terms of selling product.

Alas, Poor David

On Medialoper: Alas, Poor David

And I just sit and wonder — selfishly, of course — what does it mean that I was so attracted to his art when that art wasn’t even enough to sustain his own perception of his life?

The Mess of The Rolling Stones Back Catalog

On Medialoper: The Mess of The Rolling Stones Back Catalog

That’s because they’ve recorded and released — and re-released — dozens and dozens of amazing, colossal singles, even from their weakest records. So clearly, the pushing of individual songs onto the public has always been part of how the Stones have been marketed. Is it any wonder that — after four decades of this strategy — the marketplace responds by downloading individual songs?