Archive for 2022/07


Mailbag

From: Steve Stewart Subject: Re: Too Much Springsteen / Ticketmaster Boycott Date: July 26, 2022 at 8:05:14 PM PDT I have a quick Ticketmaster story for you, Bob – Back in the mid-90s, when I was managing Stone Temple Pilots, I was in close touch with Kelly Curtis, who was managing Pearl Jam. Kelly’s tour […]

The Playlist Fallacy

You may or may not be aware of the CMA announcement yesterday. The bottom line, streaming works fine. Needless to say, the songwriters, the indies, are up in arms. So, what is the CMA? It’s the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority. You remember, they held hearings. And now they say there’s not going to be […]

Too Much Springsteen

“The Case of the $5,000 Springsteen Tickets – Triumphant fans showed up in Ticketmaster’s queue with special codes, only to encounter its ‘dynamic pricing’ system. Was the Boss OK with that?”: https://nyti.ms/3bc5FBB This is why people hate the mainstream media. This was FRIDAY’S story, and today is TUESDAY! If you’re interested in breaking news, go […]

The Most You Ever Paid For A Ticket-This Week On SiriusXM

Tune in today, July 26th, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Starting next Tuesday, August 2nd, Lefsetz Live will be one hour earlier, 6 PM East, 3 PM West. Phone #: 844-6-VOLUME, 844-686-5863 Twitter: @lefsetz or @siriusxmvolume/#lefsetzlive Hear the episode live on SiriusXM VOLUME: siriusxm.us/HearLefsetzLive If you miss the episode, you can hear […]