There’s strength in numbers. We’ve been waiting for a universal protest song. But after twenty five years can we admit that we’re never going to get one, just like we’re never going to get a new Beatles? The market is too fragmented. But when you band together, that’s where strength lies today. Who’da thunk Bret […]

“In 1996, Jam Productions produced approximately 130 arena concerts, which was the most profitable segment of our company. By 2025, that number had fallen to just 4, a 97% decline.” Jerry Mickelson Congressional testimony: https://www.c-span.org/clip/public-affairs-event/user-clip-jerry-mickelson-founder-of-jam-productions-at-joint-congressional-forum-on-live-nation/5200452 That’s a pretty striking statistic. But the devil is in the details. The reason Jam Productions could not get those […]

Everybody’s dead except Jaimoe. Who actually comes alive in this flick in a way we’ve never seen before. Now the funny thing is I lived through the ascent and continuation of the Allman Brothers, but now they’re in the rearview mirror, and without a champion, without songs that get endless repeats on the radio (other […]