Last week I spoke at something called CIC, which stands for "Concert Industry Consortium", Pollstar’s annual gathering of the concert geeks. And what a gathering it is, this ain’t no usual conference, EVERYBODY in the touring industry shows up. And hanging in the lobby after I was done, I was bullshitting with Lewi, Strasburg and […]

From: Steve BerlinSubject: Re: Grammy Opening Bob- What I am struck by is the amazing lack of vision in our business compared with this year’s Oscars. Even if you don’t care for the work, you have to applaud the command and ambition in both No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood just […]

 Why don’t they just make the concerts free! Okay, if I want to go to the show, I’ve got to get not only a Citibank card, but an Amex. And I’ve got to join the fan club too. So in this rolling wave of pre-sales, maybe I can get a seat. Which won’t be too […]

What kind of crazy fucked up world do we live in where a Presidential candidate is cooler and has more charisma than the owner of the #1 record? One in which music is a second class citizen, manipulated by Clintonesque figures mired in the past. To put Alicia Keys up with Frank Sinatra is to […]