Sunday Music: Iggy Pop Making Punk From Country

Inspiration can come from anywhere. And a 3% change confers ownership (h/t Virgil Abloh). Iggy Pop will explain it to you now, as only he can -  It started as the first two chords. Like most Stooges songs, we were stoned on our smoke and jamming, and Ron came up with the two chords over … Continue reading Sunday Music: Iggy Pop Making Punk From Country

Del Before Dre (Themes And Trends With Dante Ross)

Del the Funky Homosapien’s first album is called I Wish My Brother George Was Here. The George in the title is (at least indirectly) a reference to George Clinton.* The album itself  is brimming with Parliament samples, and if you figured it came after Dr. Dre’s The Chronic because of it’s sonic similarities, I’d understand … Continue reading Del Before Dre (Themes And Trends With Dante Ross)

Environment ALWAYS Drives Experience (Airline Food Edition)

The environment plays a major role in how you think, feel, and behave. So much so - you can’t really separate an experience from the immersive setting in which you had it. Being aware of the environment/experience link can be a superpower.  I realize how normatively obvious that sounds. But it gets abnormally weird too, … Continue reading Environment ALWAYS Drives Experience (Airline Food Edition)

Show A Little Gratitude (Tracy Chapman Edition)

Tracy Chapman won her first CMA this year. It only took 35 years. And a Luke Combs cover of her song, “Fast Car.” Gratitude.  Grateful for the recognition.  Graceful during the long lags between receiving any.   Tracy Chapman knows a thing (or 35) about gratitude.  In 1988, when “Fast Car” was released as the first … Continue reading Show A Little Gratitude (Tracy Chapman Edition)

The World Doesn’t Change From The Top (Julie Fredrickson’s Vogue Story)

When Julie Frederickson was growing up, she thought she wanted to work for Vogue.  They were the tastemakers. She wanted to be a tastemaker. She thought she had the eye for it, so why not?  But somewhere along the way she realized how taste isn’t made on the top.  The world doesn’t change from the … Continue reading The World Doesn’t Change From The Top (Julie Fredrickson’s Vogue Story)

You Can’t Talk About Markets Without Talking About Marketing

No price exists without a story.  No transaction happens without a story.  Actually, stories. Plural. No price, no transaction, no anything - without stories.  Which is why this statement is so important: You can’t talk about markets without talking about marketing.   The buyer decides a price makes sense. A variation of the decision process occurs … Continue reading You Can’t Talk About Markets Without Talking About Marketing