It was not must see TV. I thought the Stones were good, Mick Jagger sounded great, and then when the keyboard came in, I realized it was all prerecorded and massaged and I was disappointed. Yes, “One World” was not live. And it played to the lowest common denominator, the supposed one world we all […]

Craig Newman – Facebook Craig Newman, agent at APA, tummler par excellence, is having another singalong today, Sunday, at 1:30 PM west coast time (i.e. 4:30 PM east coast time). This is positively a G-rated affair. Craig sings and tells stories along with his daughter Sadie. We tuned in last week and it was fun, […]

Of course it’s going to be canceled, it’s just a matter of when. You see it’s all about the money. Goldenvoice has to pay the acts unless there’s force majeure, essentially an act of God, something completely out of the control of the promoter. As for insurance? Ever since SARS the promoters have none. So, […]

Rule number one… You don’t let the opening act upstage you. We know J.Lo can’t sing, but we always thought she was a fly dancer. But Shakira trumped her on both counts, if I was J.Lo’s manager, I’d be hiding. The Super Bowl wasn’t so super until Joe Namath and the Jets beat the Colts […]