Archive for 2025/08


Re-Oasis

Astute. I have experienced Oasis in small clubs, and we also did a live broadcast on WBCN from the Orpheum Theatre when the band played Boston. Exceedingly dull performances every appearance. One boring band with a few good songs. Give me Blur any day. Oedipus _____________________________________ I agree with everything you said about Oasis. I […]

What About Oasis?

My inbox is filling up with people asking this question. Oasis is selling out stadiums, how come I didn’t mention them? Well, my list was not meant to be comprehensive, after all I didn’t mention Metallica, but really I didn’t mention Oasis because it’s a one-off. Or is it? Are we going to see endless […]

Stadium Sellouts

There have been guaranteed stadium sellouts all summer long. Some examples: BeyoncĂ© Coldplay Shakira Ed Sheeran Robbie Williams Dua Lipa The Weeknd Never mind Guns N’ Roses who go nearly clean despite touring almost every year with no new material. And Zach Bryan can play stadiums and sell out whenever he wants. Then there’s Kenny […]

The Attention Game

You’ve got to decide which track you’re on, whether you truly have a mass cause or something that is inherently narrow and promote accordingly. In entertainment nothing is for everyone. We got the last hurrah of the power of overwhelming publicity with Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, which all media believed was a phenomenon and convinced […]