The Beatle and the Barista

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Paul McCartney’s decision to release his new album on Starbucks’ Hear Music label, instead of EMI, might be paying off. Memory Almost Full debuted at No.3 on the Billboard 200 with 160,000 albums sold in its first week. But will first-week success come at a cost for Sir Paul and Starbucks? We talk with Bob Lefsetz, author of the Lefsetz Letter, a daily online newsletter covering the music industry.

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