It was curiously flat. I don’t detest the new single and the "Like A Prayer" finale worked but a rock star never wants to risk being upstaged. And the game walked all over the Material Girl. I get it, it’s all about awareness, it’s all about selling tickets. And from what I understand, if you’re […]

"People spend $300 on crazy things all the time, things like handbags. So work all year, scrape the money together, and come to my show. I’m worth it." Madonna on Lady Gaga, ‘W.E.,’ Her New Album It’s not the eighties anymore. But don’t tell that to an ultra-rich woman living in a London inhabited by […]

Neil Young’s Music Rescue Mission (Video) Protecting their business model of having people pay exorbitant amounts to attend their conferences, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher and their D: Dive Into Media conference refuse to post the entire Neil Young interview online. One wonders if they too have been paying attention to what has happened in […]

Re-Springsteen Tickets Bruce wouldn’t go to all-in pricing, he didn’t want to appear to be charging more than $100 for a ticket. So, you end up being mad at Ticketmaster, but those fees don’t go to the ticketing company, they’re promoter and building profit. And let’s be clear, Bruce is no worse than so many […]