Will you trust the U.S. Department of Justice to govern your live concert experiences? Things have been fairly quite recently on the congressional front regarding the LiveNation Ticketmaster merger. But yesterday I saw this news story come across my Twitter update feed. It came curtosity of @concertinfo who was Retweeting Alfred Branch Jr’s Ticketnews [...]
Will New Antitrust Leadership Impact the LiveNation Ticketmaster Merger?
May 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Why Does Paranoia Suck For Live Music Fans?
April 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I like asking questions like that. That’s why I’m a little surprised that this bit of important info evaded most reports about the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger. But I’m glad I eventually came across Bill Wyman’s Hitsville post citing this Billboard article about the connections between the Obama administration and the heads at Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It’s interesting, but not completely surprising news [...]
Your Ticket to Understanding Merger Madness
March 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It was a busy week for live music and our nation’s political process. From live blogging Senate hearings, to RollingStone.com getting called out, music writers and fans were treated to a week full of potential merger C-SPAN craziness. I don’t remember the political process being this engaging growing up. Of course, when you’re in high [...]
Will the Merge Affect You?
February 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A couple of weeks ago I dropped comment on Entertainment Weekly’s article about the possible merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Here’s what I said when the article asked if I even cared about the merger: “ Yes, I do care about this possible merger. And I hope it doesn’t happen. I don’t think any [...]
Live Nation #1 on Billboard Revenue Chart
August 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I know you love live music because I know that you are willing to hand over your hard earned cash to hear it. It’s also speculated that in times of economic hardship, it’s the entertainment industry that tends to make out okay financially, mainly because with entertainment comes escape and live music , as we [...]
