Archive for 2012/02


Springsteen-One More Thing…

Re-Springsteen Tickets Bruce wouldn’t go to all-in pricing, he didn’t want to appear to be charging more than $100 for a ticket. So, you end up being mad at Ticketmaster, but those fees don’t go to the ticketing company, they’re promoter and building profit. And let’s be clear, Bruce is no worse than so many […]

Re-Springsteen Tickets

From: Gary Dell’AbateTo: Bob LefsetzSubject: Springsteen You should do a piece on the Springsteen tour. I am on an e-mail chain with about 50 fans. Not one of them could score a ticket through the web. It looks like the scalpers won this round. From: Bob LefsetzTo: Gary Dell’Abate This is very complicated.  Been on […]

E-Mail Of The Day

Subject: DigSin/DRNK TXTNG Bob, I’d be interested to hear your take on this story about DigSin, Jay Frank’s new "label" model which launched this week. Business Matters: Looking for a New Kind of Record Label? Here’s DigSin … Not that I care about commercial radio anymore, but having read about his basic philosophy of what […]