Peter Doherty’s First Solo Album Due
The first solo album by singer-songwriter PETER DOHERTY (Babyshambles, The Libertines) is complete, and scheduled for North American release on Astralwerks on March 24, 2009, the label announced today. The album, Grace/Wasteland, was recorded over a month of sessions in autumn 2008 at London’s legendary Olympic Studios with producer Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, Cranberries, […]
Halloween, Alaska Return With “Champagne Downtown”
East Side Digital recording group Halloween, Alaska has announced the upcoming release of its much anticipated third album. "CHAMPAGNE DOWNTOWN" – the Minnesota-based band’s first new music in more than three years – arrives in stores and at digital retailers on April 7th. Having earned widespread acclaim for its atmospheric brand of synth-driven indie, "CHAMPAGNE […]
Bob Mould Releasing Life And Times
Bob Mould is arguably one of the most influential musicians of the alternative rock era, first for his early work with post-punk rabble-rousers Husker Du, followed by the college-rock-defining pop of Sugar and finally for his solo albums, notably his first, Workbook, which quieted Mould’s previous ire to reveal his fine songwriting in a new […]
Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns
It’s hard to fathom that back in the ‘90’s Snow Patrol, a student band from Scotland, was teetering on thin ice. So thin that frontman Gary Lightbody had to sell his record collection to meet his monthly nut. Yet in the next 14 years, they not only reached land, but crossed over the universe…a story that unfolds through their albums, particularly the last three
Video: Hiromi – Return of Kung-Fu World…
I think I’m in love… [youtube]00fKuTD52gQ[/youtube] Hiromi Uehara – Return of Kung-Fu World Champion
Friday’s Leftovers: Macca + Stern = BFF
SIRIUS XM Radio will broadcast a Howard Stern-Paul McCartney special this weekend on SIRIUS XM’s Howard 101 channel, featuring their joint interview from earlier this week plus highlights of Stern’s 2001 McCartney interview. Let’s take one final look at what’s happening on the rest of the net… Thrasher’s Wheat shares an update on Neil Young […]
Pullin’ ‘Tubes: We Love You Miss Hannigan
Anyone that has been a fan of Irish singer/songwriter Damien Rice will undoubtedly be familiar with the name Lisa Hannigan – who provided the gorgeously sexy vocal accompaniment on his two albums. After releasing his sophomore effort 9, Rice decided to part ways with the singer saying that he felt their partnership had run its creative […]
Editorial: Brain Dead, And Made Of Money?
To the best of my knowledge Phish has never once engaged in a tiered ticketing pricing structure. For every Phish concert, the price of a ticket in the front row is the same as the price for one in the nosebleeds or lawn.
When the Dave Matthews Band plays the Superpages.com Center in Dallas, pavilion tickets will be $70 and lawn tickets $40. When The Dead cruise into the Greensboro Coliseum, tickets will be $89 and $49.50. When Metallica plays the TD Banknorth Garden, tickets will be $79.50 and $59.50.
Phish now has thirteen dates on the books, and the ticket price for all of them is $49.50. I’d love to know how this all went down. Was having a single ticket price a requirement set forth by the band before joining Red Light? (Side note: redlight.com is a porn site, redlightmanagement.com is the correct link, might as well spare you that inconvenience).
When tickets go on sale through Live Nation, Ticketmaster and Metrotix the weekend of January 30, I predict that seven out of their ten shows will sell out within the first hour. Perhaps they won’t immediately sell 80,000 tickets to their two shows at Alpine Valley. Maybe they can’t immediately sell 22,000 in Burgettstown, PA on a Thursday night. But most fans believe that Jones Beach (2 shows), Great Woods, Camden, Asheville, St. Louis and Noblesville will sell out the day tickets are available for purchase.
READ ON for more of DaveO’s editorial on Phish ticket prices…
Friday Mix Tape: The Fun Bus
“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory” – Albert Schweitzer This week’s mix tape features just some straight forward feel good music. This time of year always feels a bit depressing given that work is busy as hell – if you’re lucky enough to even have a job these days – […]
Televised Tune: On The Tube This Weekend
While most eyes are focused on Fleet Foxes’ Saturday Night Live debut, let’s not forget that the Foo Fighters appear on Austin City Limits for the first time this weekend. The Foo Fighters taped their episode of the famed program the day after playing the ACL Festival back in September. Look for the Foo’s cover […]