This year marks the first time I have been invited to participate in the Downbeat Magazine Annual Critics Poll (their 73rd!).
I barely consider myself a journalist and certainly not a critic but it was really a hoot to be asked to to this.
Information about the issue with the results can be found here.
Watch the First Episode of the David Bowie-Inspired Instagram Video Series Now by Beckett Mufson on Vice.com, February 25, 2016 The first InstaMiniSeries episode created based on Bowie’s ‘★’ premieres today. David Bowie is dead, long live David Bowie. His creativity and commitment to reinvention and originality lives on in artists, musicians, and filmmakers the…
EP/49: REVAMPING TICKETING Ticketing is Broken. Can it be Fixed? It’s no secret that concert ticketing is a mess. Service fees are sky high, sophisticated bots scoop the best seats and resale prices on secondary markets are too high for many fans. While the problem is widespread – help may be on the way. A…
Inside David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ Instagram Series ‘Unbound’ by Mike Ayers in the Wall Street Journal, February 25, 2016 …“Unbound” debuts on InstaMiniSeries, an account created in 2014 by New York City-based actress and producer Nikki Borges and Amanda De La Nuez. The goal of the series is to tell short stories utilizing Instagram’s video abilities…
Fan Clubs Help Diehards Get Up Close and Personal by Mitchell Peters, Billboard Magazine, February 2, 2008 Establishing a solid connection with fans is essential for acts looking to build and maintain a lasting career, especially on the road. To engage new and existing concertgoers, many artists have tapped into subscription-based fan clubs, which offer…
Lyte Executives Talk Coachella Partnership, Why Primary Ticketers Don’t Give Refunds by Taylor Mims in Billboard Magazine, February 11, 2019. In just over a year, ticketing exchange platform Lyte has gone from six festival partners to 30. Lyte has made a name for itself allowing fans to safely buy, sell and exchange event tickets after…
SET 1.0 Will Feel Growing Pains By Jim Kerstetter and Michael Moeller, PC Week, June 1, 1997 The release this week of the SET 1.0 specification will be only the first step in an arduous effort to spur wide use of SET by the end of the year. MasterCard International Inc. and Visa USA Inc., along…