https://bit.ly/3Ir1yyj Yesterday at the Pollstar conference, Irving Azoff hosted a panel with Garth Brooks, Jim Dolan and Makan Delrahim about ticketing. It is not about Ticketmaster. Irving started off by reading a multi-page explanation of the situation from the one true perspective. THE ARTIST’S PERSPECTIVE! There is no show without the artist. To point the […]

Some interesting things came across the transom today and I thought you’d be interested. ________ Hi Bob Thank you for the super insightful interview with Fred Rosen. As Fred mentioned at one point latterly in your interview, it appears that Ticketmaster’s most significant ongoing error (previous controversies aside) is its singular failure to communicate clearly […]

RE: KIM CARNES/DON’T CALL IT LOVE Hey, Bob. Thank you so much for your very kind words about “Don’t Call It Love.” You’ve given an old songwriter a big lift and I’m grateful. Tom Snow ____________________________________ Original Tom Snow version of “Don’t Call It Love” YouTube: https://bit.ly/3YMY6oz Hyperbolium ____________________________________ Hi Bob, You don’t know me […]

This is what happens when you tell people what they want to hear. And it doesn’t only happen in politics. Music is one of the worst offenders. It’s built on the premise that anyone can be a star, when this is patently untrue. That’s what people want. Optimism. They don’t want to learn that it’s […]