Ticketmaster is Satan.
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Tom Scola - Jan 31, 2020 1:56:52 pm PST #6351 of 6436
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
sj - Jan 31, 2020 3:42:18 pm PST #6352 of 6436
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Last time I used ticket master, I had to download the app because it woudn't let me make the purchase from either computer.
flea - Feb 01, 2020 2:33:00 am PST #6353 of 6436
information libertarian
I'm going to be trying to get BTS tickets next week, and am already very tired just thinking about Ticketmaster.
Atropa - Feb 01, 2020 9:57:01 am PST #6354 of 6436
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Some dude on Twitter ("I've literally been a music business major and music journalist for a decade") was telling people that the Ticketmaster "demand-driven" and "certified ticket reseller" nonsense were things that had to be approved by the performers: "Ticketmaster does do 'flex pricing,' but it has to be approved by the artist and their teams. MCR said yes."
My reply: "I'm literally someone who has worked for over a decade on e-commerce and demand-driven database tech, and I'm here to tell you that you are absolutely WRONG. This is entirely on Ticketmaster & co., not the artists. You may have been *told* differently, but the "demand-driven dynamic pricing" plan is dictated by back-end project planning/code/database/implementation of the ticket selling company. If artists try to sidestep those companies, booking venues is impossible."
Funny, dude didn't have a reply to that.
chrismg - Mar 21, 2020 3:44:31 pm PDT #6355 of 6436
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Oh, man. Kenny Rogers has left the building forever.
How long has he been around? Long enough I remember him singing "The Gambler" on the original Muppet Show.
Fred Pete - Mar 23, 2020 3:42:27 am PDT #6356 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.
He was one of the New Christy Minstrels back in the mid '60s. A long and highly varied career, once you factor in the First Edition.
Calli - Mar 28, 2020 6:49:39 am PDT #6357 of 6436
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
If people are interested in kinda folk goth, The Amazing Devil released The Horror and the Wild on Spotify the other day. I've been listening to it a lot. The second track and Farewell Wanderlust especially.
Dana - Apr 01, 2020 1:32:24 pm PDT #6358 of 6436
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Goddamnit, Adam Schlesinger died.
Sue - Apr 01, 2020 2:39:41 pm PDT #6359 of 6436
hip deep in pie
It's so sad.
Sue - Apr 01, 2020 3:16:36 pm PDT #6360 of 6436
hip deep in pie
I was coming here to post that Tim Burgess, the singer of The Charlatans, has been hosting twitter listening parties on twitter with members of the bands that have been pretty great. There was one tonight for Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen with 3/4 of the band that was pretty joyous. There's a lot of great bands on the schedule, including some 80s classics Lloyd Cole, Billy Bragg, The Pogues, Style Council and The Cocteau Twins. (There's also a lot of Britpop I don't know.) Schedule is here: [link]