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      Spotify: YouTube: Do they think we’re deaf? Why can’t they leave well enough alone? And going straight to the heart of the matter, John would have HATED this record. After the Beatle...

https://ritholtz.com/2023/12/now-and-then/

  I don’t know anyone who will buy another Tesla. And I know a lot of people with Teslas, and they LOVE their Teslas! But they don’t like Elon Musk. If you’ve been following the news, it�...

https://ritholtz.com/2023/11/electric-cars/

    You don’t know everything. And if you pretend to know everything, those who know something will dismiss you. Used to be a pro knew every record on the chart, now pros have never even hear...

https://ritholtz.com/2023/10/the-modern-music-business/

  Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3kcbvr7 I met him. I talked to him. I saw him more than once. And he was the absolute best. It’s hard to imagine, but once upon a time “guitar hero,” �...

https://ritholtz.com/2023/02/jeff-beck/

  Let’s start with the fees. Everybody wants them baked in, except for the acts. Ironically, even those acts complaining about the fees! Everybody on the inside knows the real price of the tic...

https://ritholtz.com/2023/01/fixing-ticketing/

    “It’s been a long time comin’ “It’s goin’ to be a long time gone” 1. David Crosby was a difficult man. But he was brilliant. And the special sauce, the man whose magic could b...

https://ritholtz.com/2023/01/david-crosby/

    It’s not politics, it’s cultural identity. I’d say this is why you should never believe someone when they say they’re independent, but this is a cultural signifier too… They don�...

https://ritholtz.com/2023/01/red-vs-blue-2/

  Art Cashin is a Wall Street treasure, and his annual shares are always appreciated. This is his December 23rd commentary. Happy Merry! ‘Tis two days before Christmas and at each brokerage ho...

https://ritholtz.com/2022/12/happy-merry-2/

    It’s all about your core audience. I know you’ve heard this a zillion times, all that stuff about a thousand true fans, but that’s not what I’m talking about here. Sure, first and f...

https://ritholtz.com/2022/10/the-core/

    Note: This Bob Lefsetz piece is from earlier this year; I have been waiting to see how the Twitter deal might progress or unravel. Since there’s been real news recently on the litigation,...

https://ritholtz.com/2022/09/would-you-still-buy-a-tesla/