In recent years, TV talent shows have burst onto our screens with a vengeance. With most showing ordinary members of the public competing for a large monetary prize and a chance at media exposure they could never afford. They are only increasing in popularity. TV talent shows have played a big part in changing the …
What gives a musical group its identity? Is it the name on the poster or the people on the stage ? What would it be like to see all the original band members of our favorite bands on stage with the same magic and energy they had in their prime ? The chances of that …
Why do people discourage young artists from pursuing a career in music? Usually it is for reasons they can’t fully explain. Maybe they know someone or heard some of the stories of the tragedies and broken lives this business has left behind. Most likely it is because they just care about the person and want …
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“The music scene as I look at it today is little different from when I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same – 95% rubbish, 5 percent pure” – Eric Clapton My wife was listening to “Ambrosia” yesterday, a band she went to high school with in Torrance, CA. I was not aware …
Pollstar, probably the only trade publication I would trust, came out yesterday with the top 25 global concert tour stats so far for 2016. Following is the average box office gross per city and the average ticket price (keep in mind, back in 1969 the best seats in the house at the LA Forum for …