Anne Steele, Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2022.
Fans become choosier and costs rise for promoters due to Covid-19, inflation, labor shortages and supply issues
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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…
It was a treat and an honor to have my picks included in The Mid-Year Edition of the Francis Davis Jazz Poll. I do not submit my picks ranked. The order they are listed does not imply order of preference. Here they are: NEW ALBUMS Kinan Azmeh and CityBand, Live in Berlin (Dreyer Gaido) →…
Dylan, U2 Offer Rock Trip: McCartney, John Also Bringing Fan Deluxe Travel Packages Rolling Stone article by Bill Werde, RS 972, April 21, 2005 Last summer, Christina Giannoni, 40, had an experience that would thrill any Beatles fan. For about $1,700 plus the cost of airfare, the California fan got VIP treatment at Paul McCartney’s…
Lawrence Peryer named CEO of Artist Arena by Chris Morris, Variety, February 7, 2012 Exec will head WMG’s artist-to-fan division Lawrence Peryer has been named CEO of Warner Music Group’s artist-to-fan division Artist Arena, the company announced internally on Tuesday. At the same time, Artist Arena founder Mark Weiss will move to a new role as senior…
Nashville Boots Up Ken Tucker with additional reporting by Antony Bruno, Billboard Magazine, March 22, 2008 Music Row Faced Tough Demographics As The Digital Revolution Began, But New Faces—And More Web-Savvy Fans—Have This Sad Song Set For A Happy Ending “This is for my MySpace people and everybody who voted.” With those words at last…
UltraStar Offering Unique Access to Musician’s Lives Chris Marlowe, Hollywood Reporter, March 27, 2004 Camera phones are being banned from many locker rooms, but one company is using them to expose the innermost sanctum of the biggest rock stars. Online marketing company UltraStar Entertainment has signed a deal with wireless platform specialists Versaly Entertainment that…