Country Throwdown Cancels Four Shows Citing Low Ticket Sales There are multiple stories here: 1. The shit has finally hit the fan in the touring world.  From big to little, from the Eagles to Country Throwdown, from has-beens like Bizkit to Top Forty artists like Christina Aguilera, cancelled shows and tours have become de rigueur […]

This could be the best thing to happen to Kanye West since glow in the dark glasses. Ever since Natalie Maines went on record regarding George Bush, musical acts have been afraid to take a stand.  And this is funny, since the willingness to stand up for what they believed in was the key to […]

People just don’t care. Every day I get e-mail castigating me that I’ve pissed on someone’s favorite act, or haven’t given enough coverage to another. I don’t doubt that you like these acts, but what fascinates me is most people don’t.  Music is now niche.  Kind of like knitting or needlepoint, but a bit bigger. […]

1. Glee: The Music, Vol. 3-Showstoppers Sales this week: 135,748Debut And there’s another package coming out on June 8th, "Journey To Regionals". The classic rock paradigm is dead.  Wherein instead of releasing two or three albums a year, you put out an album every two or three years.  Yup, first it was a year between […]