What Went Wrong At Reading Festival: Arcade Fire vs. Guns N’ Roses

by Chris on September 2, 2010

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After watching two NME videos about The Arcade Fire and Guns N’ Roses from Reading Festival, I’m certain that the fan experience doesn’t get any more polar opposite than this.

On one side, angry live music fans spoke loud and clear about how much they loathed and hated Guns N’ Roses’s performance and the ridiculous aftermath. Then on the other side, The Arcade Fire spoke candidly and genuinely about how much they value the connection between them and their fans.  So what does this mean for fans of both bands?
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Do Fans Need To Teach Artists How To Stage Dive?

by Chris on September 1, 2010

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This “failed stage dive” video has been circulating the web for the last few days and it brings up a very important topic: the art of stage diving. But I warn you… what we’re about to discuss is dangerous and extremely liberating.
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Making Concert Memories Social: Interview with Recreate My Night

August 30, 2010

Tweet What happens when you use social media to express and share your favorite concert memories? In what ways do you and other concert fans use Facebook and Twitter to capture, share and celebrate your favorite concert moments?

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Mogwai Screens First-Ever Live Concert Film “Burning”

August 29, 2010

Tweet Last week, Scottish post-rock band Mogwai released their new live album Special Moves and first-ever live concert film Burning. For the last few months the group has been sharing clips of Burning on their YouTube channel and other places, including a live online screening via Ustream with a Q&A chat where fans could ask [...]

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Ticketmaster Launches New Ticketology Blog

August 26, 2010

Tweet On Monday, Ticketmaster launched their new blog Ticketology. We’re glad to see them take such a bold, fan-friendly and social step forward. But we have a few questions for them. Because that’s what we do.

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How To Use Layar’s Tweeps Around 3D Mobile App at Your Next Concert

August 26, 2010

Tweet Continuing our exploration into iphone and android mobile apps and live music, I wanted to share with you some of the experiments I’ve been doing on my Droid with one of Layar’s augmented reality apps. Now, let’s see how you can use Layar’s Tweeps Around 3D to enhance your next concert experience.

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A Hot August Night Tribute To The Biggest Neil Diamond Fan Ever

August 24, 2010

Tweet A long time ago I realized that there was no point in denying the influence of my parents on my musical tastes, especially my love for live music. And in my early twenties, I started asking my parents questions about…who they were when they were young, why they made the decisions they did and [...]

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Secret Show: The Cave Singers Host JanSport’s Inaugural Bonfire Sessions

August 23, 2010

Tweet Secret shows are always a fun way to add even more excitement to the live music experience. And on August 28, Jansport is inviting fans to the inaugural Bonfire Sessions hosted by Seattle’s indie-folk band The Cave Singers.  Read on for more info about how to find the location for the secret outdoor celebration.

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The Chance To Be Who I Am: An Interview with Mishon

August 17, 2010

Tweet You already know how good Prince’s tribute during the BET awards was. And we all know the creative development that Prince went through over the course of his career. Now, I’d like to introduce you to Mishon. The 17-year-old R&B/Rap artist and actor has been wowing audiences since he was seven years old and [...]

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3 Ways To Improve The Lollapalooza Fan Experience

August 15, 2010

Tweet There are a lot of moments I will never forget about Lollapalooza 2010. As I told you earlier this week a lot of great performances lifted me off my feet and dropped my jaw. But on the flipside, there are a few things that could make Lollapalooza better for fans, bands and everyone in [...]

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Lollapalooza 2010: The Official Review Of Everything That Happened

August 12, 2010

Tweet Well, we made it through another year of Lollapalooza. And it was a doozey. A really fun and delightful doozey, that is. And besides taking in gobs of live music during the weekend, I also had a fantastic mega-revelation about what Lollapalooza SHOULD look like in 2011, and what festival organizers should do next [...]

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What Are Woodstock’s Most Important and Surprising Artifacts?

August 12, 2010

Tweet Last year Woodstock celebrated its forty year anniversary. And this summer, The Museum at Bethel Woods is inviting all Woodstock attendees and 1960s enthusiasts to be part of preserving history for generations to come. Without a doubt, Woodstock is a major turning point and defining moment in the history of live music. But what [...]

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One Night In Chicago: How Perez Hilton Throws A Pre-Lolla Party

August 12, 2010

Tweet I’ve always wondered how celebrity blogger Perez Hilton throws a pre-Lolla party, so last Thursday we headed to the Hard Rock Hotel to join other fans for a late-night adventure of live rock, pop, dance and hip hop in downtown Chicago. Among other things, it was a night filled with smiling moms, electric grooves [...]

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Concert Preview: Lollapalooza Music Festival 2010

August 6, 2010

Tweet For the fifth straight year since it became a destination festival in 2005, Lollapalooza gets ready to rock and rumble the masses along Chicago’s lakefront in Grant Park. And over the last five years the festival has only grown larger, signed bigger deals with the City of Chicago and sold out to capacity. To [...]

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