Anything Goes

El secreto a voces más sucio de la industria del entretenimiento no es solo el mal comportamiento ejecutivo; es cómo el sistema blanquea activamente el abuso de poder y la explotación corporativa en el momento en que los titanes de la industria fallecen. Mientras la maquinaria de relaciones públicas y los medios masivos se apresuran a limpiar los expedientes de líderes poderosos para celebrar su éxito comercial, los creadores reales son silenciados y sus vulnerabilidades legales quedan completamente ignoradas. Detrás de los homenajes pulidos se esconde una realidad sistémica de demandas por malversación, evasión de impuestos y el aplastamiento sistemático de las voces creativas de los artistas bajo la orden implícita de "callarse y cantar". Si eres un creador independiente, aceptar este revisionismo histórico es aceptar que la explotación es el precio de entrada al negocio. Necesitamos romper el silencio, exigir una verdadera responsabilidad ejecutiva y blindar legalmente nuestros derechos antes de sentarnos a la mesa de negociación. Acabo de publicar un análisis legal completo sobre cómo desmantelar estas falsas narrativas y proteger la soberanía de tu carrera ahora mismo en https://thecatherinejames.com/creatives-corner/f/la-responsabilidad-ejecutiva-en-la-industria-musical

#ResponsabilidadEjecutiva #DerechosDelArtista #LitigioMusical #EstrategiaDeContratos #NegocioDelEntretenimiento #CatherineJamesEsquire

The dirtiest open secret in the entertainment industry isn’t just executive misconduct; it’s how the system actively sanitizes abuse of power and corporate exploitation the moment industry titans pass away. While the PR machine and mainstream media rush to clean the records of powerful leaders to celebrate their commercial success, the real creators are silenced and their legal vulnerabilities are completely ignored. Behind the polished tributes lies a systemic reality of embezzlement lawsuits, federal tax evasion convictions, and the systematic crushing of artists' creative voices under the order to "shut up and sing." If you are an independent creator, accepting this historical revisionism means accepting that exploitation is just the price of admission. We need to break the silence, demand true executive accountability, and legally shield our rights before ever stepping to the negotiating table. I just published a full legal breakdown on how to dismantle these false narratives and protect your career sovereignty right now at https://thecatherinejames.com/creatives-corner/f/executive-accountability-in-the-music-industry-the-hidden-legacy

#ExecutiveAccountability #ArtistRights #MusicLitigation #ContractStrategy #EntertainmentBusiness #CatherineJamesEsquire

Maybe 40 years ago I walked into an in-the-round at The Bluebird Cafe and was stunned to see our publicist at Vector, Lance Cowan as part of it. I soon learned he was as good of a songwriter as our clients (which is saying something). I began urging him way back then to get his music out there (he had this song, "Heal Of The Bread" that still wows me) . He chose his family & personal life over adding that drama way back when.

In 2024 when he recorded his first album, I couldn't not jump in to help him. Now, three years later his third album has been announced (The Air That You Breathe - a July 24th release) and the first single, "Where'd They Go" was released yesterday. Just like Lance, it's sensitive & intelligent, it's also a look at a very real problem America and it's immigrants are facing. Can't wait for everyone to hear this album!

We're gonna take his music to Folk Radio for the first time with this album. Servicing it to Americana & Western formats troo! Will try to expand his touring profile too. This second chapter is a great & inspiring story. He and his music, are worthy of the critical acclaim that's accumulating. I'm thrilled to be but a part of this journey.

If you need advance links, please let me know. Art Menius Radio is leading the charge in that area. Jeremy Verrall with At The Helm is leading the charge with Euro & UK media.

On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/.../playback/albums/B0H2K6PGFC...

On Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/track/2GFrDKayqzn6XTHL2hDEXH...

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Journalist Game Review:

It's a fast-paced infection-themed arcade/reflex game for PC, Mac, mobile, and web. The core loop is simple and immediate: you control a red "Foster Cell" with mouse movement or touch drag, and your goal is to chase down wandering characters and tap/click them to infect them — they flash red, dissolve, and burst into explosion particles. Each level has a score target to hit before you advance, and difficulty ramps up over 8 progressively harder levels as more characters appear and move faster.

What makes it visually distinctive is the narrative-through-setting structure: instead of static or arbitrary level skins, the 8 backgrounds form a loose story arc — starting at a dark sci-fi "Born" origin level with DNA and bacteria imagery, moving through an Oxford campus, a science lab, a hospital ward, a night city street, a garden party, a DJ event, and finally a "Final" boss-level arena with an intense red grid. The background swaps automatically the instant the level counter increments, so the environment escalates in tandem with the difficulty — turning what's mechanically a simple click-to-infect game into something with a sense of progression and place, almost like the cell is "spreading" through increasingly chaotic, human environments.

In short: it reads as a casual, addictive, score-chasing infection-clicker with an unusually strong sense of visual escalation for its genre — closer in feel to a "whack-a-mole" or "Agar.io"-style reflex game than to the more cell-biology-simulation games (Cells of Immunity, NanoWar, etc.) that share the infection theme.

“Ever since releasing his debut album in 2015, Texas City-native Jason James has been on the front lines of keeping the classic sound of country

music alive and vibrant in the ears of very appreciative modern listeners. This isn’t ’90s neotraditional country. This is classic, traditional country,

full stop.”

"Jason James makes fast fans of audiences young an old with his sound reminiscent of the greatest moments in country history."

- Trigger/Saving Country Music (6.19) - https://bit.ly/43KPH9q

Thrilled to be working with Jason James again! His new album, Cut The Chain comes out Sepember 11th. The title track was released worldwide today via Heart of Texas Records/Smith Music. Thanks to Saving Country Music for premiering the single and the kind words today. This song will be the focus track at Americana radio August 11th (we have a radio edit for it too). Angela Backstrom will be leading that charge. Scott Sexton at Sexton Entertainment Group is leading the NA charge publicity wise. His Press Release will go out next week. Jeremy Verrall w/ At The Helm PR will be aboard for European & UK publicity. too. Happy to share advance music, etc. if ya need it...

• We are on this earthly sphere like a small ship in a boundless sea, and wandering in the whirlpool of war and hatred! In the clamor of war drums and the roar of weapons, we have forgotten that the destiny of us all is one, and we have lost the opportunity to answer the mysteries of existence; we do not know where we have come from, why we are here, and where we are going! But the bitter truth is this: damage to this ship means the drowning of us all. Hope lies not in the dream of peace, but in an essential awakening; in understanding that the destruction of the other is a step toward the destruction of oneself. Perhaps there is still time, before the eternal silence of the cosmos encompasses us, to fix our gaze upon the stars and know that in this infinite expanse, our only hope is unity and empathy.

The modeling industry’s dirtiest open secret isn't just bad behavior—it’s a systemic labor vacuum designed to isolate and exploit. While actors and writers have powerful unions like SAG-AFTRA and the WGA to mandate minimum pay and safe sets, models are handed wildly one-sided agreements and told to accept the "independent contractor" label to justify wage theft, unsafe conditions, and opaque accounting. Agencies are legally getting away with prioritizing their relationships with global brands while leaving talent to fend for themselves. If you are an independent model relying on a standard boilerplate agency contract, you are likely signing away your civil rights and total control over your image. Stop accepting exploitation as the cost of entry into fashion. You need to leverage state civil rights laws and bulletproof your paperwork before you ever step foot on set. I just published a full legal analysis on how to fight back, demand financial transparency, and protect your career right now. https://thecatherinejames.com/creatives-corner/f/how-to-protect-yourself...