You have to hate Ticketmaster. It’s the law of us vs. them. If you question this orthodoxy, you’re a pariah. Truth be damned. But the truth is there is no way underpriced concert tickets will end up in the hands of hard core fans. It’s literally impossible. Speak to the titans of the industry and […]

“Oasis Calls Ticketmaster’s Dynamic Pricing ‘Unacceptable Experience for Fans,’ Won’t Use It for 2025 North American Gigs.” https://t.ly/DEN6l Let them get back to me when they find out how much money they left on the table. Or, they could employ super-high prices like the Stones and not sell out on the on sale date. Then […]

Re: Nick Gravenities Thanks for paying tribute to Nick. I have a lot of great memories of Nick. It’s interesting that he has a current album out. I’m honored to have played on it while remembering rehearsing with Nick in his parents basement in Chicago in the early 60s. So much happened between then and […]

Is there anybody interested in record company news who doesn’t work for a label? What we’ve had in the last twelve months is financial engineering. The disappearance of Capitol (they call it a merger, what next, a comeback?), and the elevation of supposedly internet-savvy Elliot Grainge to the head of Atlantic, as if music were […]