Live Nation has fired the executive point-blank. But, WTF? This is how you destroy a successful career in a high-growth area of the music industry. Just last week, London police confirmed the arrest of a London-based Live Nation executive. Live Nati…
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Decapitated: Our Band Was Falsely Accused of Rape and Kidnapping
No criminal history. Two unknown female accusers. Witnesses and police reports that contradict their account. Did the Spokane Police Department jump the gun with the arrest of Polish death metal band Decapitated? Last month, Los Angeles County Sheri…
Joss Stone Is Planting 3,000 Trees to Offset the Environmental Impact of Her Tour
Joss Stone is the first artist to completely offset the environmental impact of a major tour. If touring is damaging to the environment, what can artists do about it? Well, now they can completely offset the damage created by travel, trash, and water …
$130-a-Ticket ‘Gathering Festival’ Turned Out to Be a Giant Scam
Andrew Murdock managed to scam artists with a sham music festival prior to suddenly disappearing. 2017 hasn’t been a great year for music festivals. First, fans that attended Ja Rule’s $12,000-a-ticket music festival quickly found half-built tents, pil…
Why I Started Going to Concerts Alone
If you’re heading to music festivals and shows by yourself, then you’re not alone. Your friends are just too busy to hang out. Your best friends —and even your partner — don’t share your musical taste. So when a popular gig rolls around, …
Las Vegas Shooter May Have Booked a Room Overlooking Lollapalooza; Chicago Police Investigating
Prior to the Las Vegas shooting massacre, Stephen Paddock may have scouted Lollapalooza and the Life is Beautiful festival. On October 1st, for nine to eleven minutes, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock fired upon hundreds of hapless concertgoers at the Route 91 Festival. Once the Las Vegas shooting massacre had ended, 58 people had died. 489 more […]
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Jason Aldean Responds: “I’m Afraid to Raise Children In This World”
Jason Aldean was standing on stage when bullets starting flying in Las Vegas this weekend. It’s a miracle the guy is unharmed (and alive). Aldean scurried off stage with his pregnant wife, and into a police vehicle while other band members hid behind equipment. He’s very, very lucky to be unscathed — and the same goes […]
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Guitarist At Las Vegas Shooting: I Was Wrong To Oppose Gun Control
Josh Abbott Band’s guitarist, Caleb Keeter, who performed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday – just hours before Stephen Paddock killed 59 people and injured 520 – has flipped his stance on gun control and support for the 2nd amendment. Caleb Keeter, an adamant, lifelong supporter of the 2nd amendment, […]
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What’s More Dangerous Than ISIS? A Deranged American Nobody Suspects.
ISIS claims they trained Stephen Paddock. They didn’t have to. A hail of gunfire. Concertgoers hiding behind trucks to avoid being hit. Their clothes soaked with the blood of others who weren’t so lucky. Off-duty cops killed. Absolute chaos that lasted for seven to ten minutes. Near the end of the Route 91 Festival Sunday […]
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LAS VEGAS SHOOTING: 50+ Dead, 515 Concertgoers Injured; Worst Shooting In US History
With over 50 people dead and 400+ injured, the Las Vegas shooting is being called the “worst shooting in US History.” Near the end of the Route 91 Festival in Las Vegas late Sunday evening, festivalgoers started hearing loud noises that sounded like fireworks. Suddenly, everything went dark. When a performer ran onstage to turn […]
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