A Guide To Facebook Live Video For Musicians

Last week, musician Ben Sollee told me that Facebook Live video was now the best way to assure that his Facebook messages were seen by fans. Yesterday, at it’s F8 gathering, CEO Mark Zuckerberg made it clear that live video was a top priority. Thankfully, Bobby Owsinski has created a…

Joe Perry Talks Aerosmith’s ‘Options’ for Future

Although Steven Tyler recently said that Aerosmith were “probably” going to embark on a farewell tour next year, Joe Perry now says the band is only “considering” it as an option. “A farewell tour is something we’ve talked about doing for years, let’s say roughly in the last five years,” he…

AEG, 2nd Biggest US Concert Promoter, Adds "Name Your Price" Ticketing

It is estimated that about 40% of all concert tickets go unsold annually. ScoreBig has developed a platform that it hopes will help solve the problem and now AEG, the second largest concert promoter in the US, had adopted its "Name A Ticket Price" option. AEG’s ticketing system AXS has…

See Rob Zombie’s Elvis-Inspired ‘Get High’ Video

Rob Zombie drew inspiration for the video for his electronic-tinged dance-rock track “Get High” from an unusual source. “I always loved the way Elvis looked on his comeback special standing in front of a giant ‘ELVIS’ sign,” the singer tells Rolling St…