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Mailbag

Subject: Re: More Fires Hi Bob, A friend just sent me this link, it’s to a googledoc spreadsheet that lists over 400 musicians and music industry people and other creatives who lost their homes.  I thought you might want to see it, if you haven’t already. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/edit?gid=0#gid=0 The sheer scope of it hits home harder […]

Nikki Glaser’s Golden Globes Monologue

She performed this 91 times in preparation? This is why music is the hottest art form, because when done right it breathes, it’s alive, it’s a different experience every night. Which is why the more you play to hard drive, the more you kill the essence. At the bigger venues, the stadiums, acts are afraid […]

What To Expect In 2025

The media will focus on a handful of pop acts when the true action will be in smaller acts outside the national consciousness who focus on touring and merch as opposed to bitching about Spotify payouts. Country will grow and grow. Country is the new hip-hop, but the northern elite controlled media continues to look […]

Snapshot

Despite the hosannas at the end of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, the live business is going through a correction. What exactly is the reason? Well, let’s talk about the less than superstar level, those playing rooms with a capacity less than 5,000. The acts have toured too much. This is what I heard over and […]