Archive for 2009/11


Flying High Again

Conventional wisdom is musicians are fungible.  If one dies or quits, you just get another.  But players are not like cars, which you crash and then replace, they’re not like workers on an assembly line, in the best cases they’re unique, which is why we love them so, which is why their legends live on […]

NewsChannel 5 Investigates

False Hopes Fuel Keith Urban’s Ticket Frenzy Wow, Gary Borman isn’t going to be happy about this. To tell you the truth, I’m stunned that I was the only person who would go on the record re ticket shenanigans.  When I sat down for an interview I figured I’d end up on the cutting room […]

Widespread Panic At The Orpheum

Are you catching the Britney brouhaha Down Under?  Turns out she MIMES! She’s got to.  In order to deliver on the audience’s expectations.  She’s got to be the Britney from TV.  Perfect in every way.  Dazzling them with her dance moves.  And it’s almost impossible to dance like that and sing.  Have you ever talked […]

Public Service Announcement

READ THIS: Alert, Connect, Sell: Releasing Get Busy Committee You’re looking for answers? Here’s some. Not every band can have a manager like Ian Rogers of Topspin. Not every band is good enough to make it. I was thrown off a bit by the act having radio play, however minimal it is, but there’s a […]