Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Astroworld

Now what? Used to be the promoter went bankrupt, families argued with insurance companies for years and by the time settlements were made no one was paying attention. But that was back before Bob Sillerman started rolling up the regional promoters in 1996, ultimately resulting in two powerhouse promotion companies, AEG and Live Nation, the […]

Fantasy Band-Bass Player-This Week On SiriusXM

Who would you pick to be the bass player of the fantasy band? This is not necessarily the best bass player, but the best bass player for a BAND! Tune in tomorrow, Novemver 2nd, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Phone #: 844-6-VOLUME, 844-686-5863  Twitter: @lefsetz or @siriusxmvolume/#lefsetzlive Hear the episode live […]

The Music Industry In Ten Years

OLD ACTS DIE Don Henley is telling audiences at Eagles shows that this may be the last time they see the band. Whether this is true or not, so many of the legendary classic acts are in their seventies, and despite their plastic surgery nobody lives forever, and neither will they. This will put the […]

Let’s Go Brandon

Sales don’t matter. Which is hard to believe in an era where seemingly every #1 is based on sales. You can no longer game the chart by giving away albums with tickets, so now there are these vinyl packages, most of which are souvenirs, many of which go unplayed, their owners don’t even have turntables, […]