Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
In some ways Phish 3D captured the essence of a Phish concert but it was still a mixed bag of pleasure and disappointment.
Well, here it comes. Phish 3D movie dates were announced today. And here are the details (and the trailer) Phish fans have been waiting for.
Last Fall I got real excited about AEG Live’s 3D concert series. Then in December I went to see Larger Than Life in 3D with Dave Matthews, Gogol Bordello and Ben Harper at ACL Festival. And I wasn’t so excited afterward. Then I went to see Avatar a week later. Then I realized why I [...]
I’m not a big numbers guy but when I read the year-end numbers issued by Live Nation, AEG Live and other promoters, I thought it’d be a good idea for us to take a stroll through them just to make sure that the live music industry didn’t die and everyone made it through 2009 alive. We’ll also lay to rest a [...]
Man, this story got me pumped when I read it! I just hope the corporate concert industry doesn’t mess up their great opportunity to revolutionize the live concert experience. And it looks like we aren’t as far away from live concert mashups as I thought we were. What I’m talking about is this Billboard story [...]
Disclaimer:I know this is two Michael Jackson related posts back to back. So before I get to the news, I feel that I need to make a few things clear. I’d like to quickly say that although there’s nothing wrong with tribute blogs, Live Fix is not a Michael Jackson tribute blog. It just so happens that his [...]
When I posted my heartfelt thoughts about Michael Jackson and his London shows on Tuesday, I had no idea what would happen on Thursday afternoon. (See my Facebook trail from Thursday afternoon, bottom to top). And over the last three days I’ve felt a wave of different emotions ranging from happy and nostalgic to guilt and sadness. It’s not [...]
The music of Michael Jackson has always held a special spot in my heart, especially after Thriller became one of my favorite albums as a kid growing up in the eighties. (Update: This post was written two days before Michael Jackson’s death. Please read my response to this unexpectedly timely post here.) But I have to admit I’ve had [...]
