It was analog in a digital era. Same as it ever was except the audience had mobiles. To paraphrase that great philosopher Max Yasgur, it’s a great world where nearly ten thousand people can get together and have a night of fun and music and nothing but fun and music, and I God Bless them […]

What kind of crazy fucked-up world do we live in where Katy Perry’s Olympic anthem is exclusive to Apple Music yet freely available to stream on YouTube/Vevo? This is why the music industry is losing its battle with YouTube and the government, it’s a self-dealing only for cash enterprise that puts the fan last. No […]

“Bonnaroo ticket sales drop by 28,000, hitting an all-time low” The name wasn’t bigger than the lineup. Ever since Coachella went on sale without a slate, we’ve come to believe it’s all about the experience. Isn’t that what we’re told millennials want? But the drastic decline in Bonnaroo attendance tells us this isn’t so. Coachella […]

Feeling anxious about Dallas? How about Hillary’s e-mail scandal? Or are you still too busy bitching about Apple Maps. Forget your faux pas. Don’t even bother apologizing, especially if you don’t think you’re guilty and you’re only doing it for the crowd. What we admire most these days are those with a backbone who keep […]