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Chinatown Punk Wars

1 The punk bands survived, the new wave ones did not. Which is exactly the opposite of what one would have thought back then. You’d think the more left field, the less mainstream, the shorter the lifespan. But it turned out 20/20 and the Pop and the Know and the Kats…  The list goes on […]

Mailbag

From: Craig Anderton Subject: Re: Future Ticket Sales Bob, during the pandemic there was an explosion in sales of music and recording equipment. Companies thought this would create a new generation of musicians and it would go on forever. Well, it didn’t. Music is a discipline and despite the “kids just push buttons these days” […]

Daryl Hall & Todd Rundgren At The Pantages

If shows were this good, I’d go out every night. I went to hear “Foolish Pride” and “Black Maria,” but I got so much more. Todd was the opener. And it was Daryl’s crowd. You could tell by the applause. It was like they didn’t realize that what they were experiencing was extremely rare. After […]

Declan McKenna At The Novo

WHO? The World Series was the least watched ever. It averaged 9.11 million viewers, a 23% decline from 2022’s 11.78 million. In a country of 331.9 million. That’s right, not even 10% of Americans watched the World Series. As a matter of fact, only 3.6% of Americans watched the Series. And you know oldsters are […]