Why then is this the smallest crowd the band has played to in Chicago in nearly three-decades? Why were fans, who have seen Aerosmith twenty-plus times in the last decade, sitting at home on the night of the show? Let's find out.
- Read the full Aerosmith - Rags N' Riches op/ed
For every soul who raised their first to the air, belted lyrics, played air guitar or rode the wave of a crowd surf they yearned for a level of acceptance and love they seek in life. Inside the walls of the Aragon, they found it.
- Read the full Taste of Chaos Tour: Undivided and United op/ed
Tom Petty has made a career of sticking up for the little guy which in my mind is largely due to the fact that I believe Petty has a conscience. But I was shocked when I opened an email about the "Dream Package Prices" for his current tour which average around $250 for one ticket.
- Read the full Selling Out The Dream: Tom Petty Joins The Darkside op/ed
It has been confirmed that Axl Rose has indeed turned the completed 'Chinese Democracy' album into Universal Music. There should be shouts of jubilation inside Universal Music, alas, there isn't.
- Read the full Out of Patience, Give Us Chinese Democracy! op/ed
Illegally downloading music is wrong and everyone knows it, but the problem is that the major labels have refused to make changes and as they slowly embrace them I unfortunately feel it is too little too late. They have refused to embrace the future.
- Read the full Don't Fight The Future op/ed
As ferocious as these openers were, the evening belonged to one band
Fall Out Boy. As the drape dropped, it was as if 13,000 simultaneously raised their arms, hands, hearts and voices to the air. I could feel the chills go down my spine.
- Read the full Fall Out Boy: Their Hearts Beat For The Diehards op/ed
Pt 2 of Tony's look at fan clubs and how some artists are ripping off their most loyal fans but also shines a bright light on bands that are doing it right. He give us an outline for running a fan club that everyone who runs a club should read.
- Read the full An Idiot's Guide to Running a Fan Club op/ed
This week Tony gives us part one in his series about the growing trend among some of the biggest rock artists to bleed the very last cent from their most loyal fans and how it not only affects the fans but the artists.
- Read the full Taxing Fan Loyalty op/ed
Springsteen fans are fuming at the Boss's mismanagement of general admission on his new tour which gave way to general anarchy, leading to general aggravation for many fans, now some wonder if it is time to fire the Boss. Anthony looks at this thorny issue in this special edition of The Biz.
- Read the full Angry Fans Ready To Fire The Boss op/ed
Radiohead have total control over their careers. While other artists are getting into bed with corporate sponsors and giving exclusive tracks to certain retailers, Radiohead kicked everyone out of bed and chose to go it alone this time and may change the way music is bought forever.
- Read the full The Radiohead Revolution op/ed
This week's Biz deals with the veracious rebellion of Trent Reznor and his stand against the record industry and just how revolutionary his integrity is in the cynical corrupt enterprise that is the music business of the 21st century. His battle for truth has begun.
- Read the full Trent Reznor: The Last Honest Rebel op/ed
A superstar playing near empty venues? This is what happens when a working class hero is too expensive for the average working man. Anthony has the full story.
- Read the full Springsteen: A Rich Man's Working Class Hero? op/ed
The concert industry has lost thousands upon thousands of customers in the past few years because of Ticketmaster's excessive greed. What kind of a world do we live in where this is allowed? You buy a $36 ticket that cost $59.50 with $23.50 in service fees.
- Read the full Convenience or Ripoff? op/ed
It's time to take control of the industry and break free of the chains they have placed on all artists. Bring the music back to the people...The artists that do will reap the financial, artistic and the best reward of all...a legacy that will be created by themselves.
- Read the full Video Kills Arena Stars op/ed
It appears that Garth Brooks is in preparation for a massive resurrection. This fall he plans on releasing a two-cd/1 DVD compilation. I remember back in the 90's being baffled as to why this guy sold so many records. Love or loathe him, one has to admire the numbers his albums sold.
- Read the full Garth Brooks: Safety and Success in Numbers op/ed
On December 13th, 2005 Steven Tyler peeked out into the Bradley Center in Milwaukee right before the band hit the stage to see 15,000 empty seats. Steven was stunned into reality and immediately asked "Why are there so many empty seats?"
- Read the full Aerosmith: Losing Grip On Reality op/ed
For a bunch of guys who pride themselves on coming from blue-collar background and claim to be "in touch" with the common man, how can they justify these prices? Do they care about their fans or the almighty dollar more?
- Read the full Bon Jovi: How Much Is Too Much? op/ed
Tommy Lee is a complicated and widely misunderstood character and I do think the press has been unfair to him
at times. Even worse, people immediately dismiss his talent which is a shame because he's actually an exceptionally gifted musician
- Read the full Tommy Lee: Afterglow? op/ed
In the last few weeks, music writers, bloggers and fans of Wilco have mostly been aghast over the fact that Wilco chose to license four of their songs to Volkswagen for use in commercials.
- Read the full Why Wilco Hasn't Sold Out op/ed
People are saying that the industry ticket prices are in line but I think that most people are missing the picture here. There is always going to be a class of people who will pay an inflated price for anything. You should never begin a business model based on the extremes.
- Read the full The Truth About Overpriced Tickets op/ed
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