It is important to study history, so one does not repeat the same mistakes. Don’t Guy Oseary, Arthur Fogel and Madge herself remember U2’s PopMart tour? The biggest, baddest band in the world, one beloved by Gen-X’ers everywhere (the true Gen-X, in its forties now, the one from Douglas Coupland’s novel), books stadiums and…DOESN’T SELL […]

iPhone Do not buy before they release the vaunted 3G model, which Steve Jobs will probably announce at next month’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference, and should be available by July. Once you can surf the Web at high speed beyond wi-fi range, with a functional browser, demand will surge… In the U.S. anyway. BlackBerry remains the […]

Hi Bob: Went online to get Radiohead tickets this weekend. I had a first draft of Master’s Thesis due (and I work fulltime) this past week and could not find the energy to get up at 9:00 and drive to a "nearby" ticketmaster…30-40 minutes away nowadays?! Jesus, they used to have ticket shops everywhere, now […]

England’s "Sunday Mirror" has finally published what insiders have known for six weeks. Robert Plant said no to a Led Zeppelin reunion. How could he do this? The touring industry needs Led Zeppelin, the fans are ENTITLED! Bullshit. Robert Plant employed the artist’s prerogative, which has not been seen in a top level act, never […]