Ticketmaster Scalping Radiohead Tickets?
By Scout Leader Kyle on 04-30-2008
In case you didn't know, Ticketmaster recently acquired ticket scalping site TicketsNow for $256 million, and a lot of people thought it was a bad idea because terrible corporate greed escapades like the intentional scalping of tickets could take place. Well, it would appear that this fear has come true with Radiohead tickets, and as of last week, Ticket News (via At Ease) claims to have a source who is close to the incident.
The particular incident occurred when potential buyers of Radiohead tickets on Ticketmaster were told that tickets were sold out and that they can be redirected to TicketsNow to purchase the tickets at scalped prices. According to Ticket News' anonymous source, a TicketsNow suit assisted Ticketmaster in selling over a million dollars in Radiohead tickets on TicketsNow, and through scalping the tickets, it allowed TicketsNow to gross more than $250,000 from their ruse.
Currently, the National Association of Ticket Brokers wants answers from both Ticketmaster and TicketsNow, but for now no further information is available on the ploy to acquire as much cash as they can on Radiohead tickets. If these companies are left unchecked, you may see a lot more scalping scams in the near future.
From the Country That Brought You Hugh Jackman: Splendour In the Grass Festival 2008
By Papaya on 04-30-2008
It’s a really great time to be an American. Not only are we [the
freest motherfuckers in the entire world->http://www.saramessenger.com/Pages/L-Freest.html], our winter is officially over, and citizens everywhere are preparing for another awesome summer. Hot sand and cold sno-cones, slow jams and fast cars, skinny jeans and fat joints, white people and black metal -- 2008 is going to be epic. (My condolences to the southern hemisphere right now, who are just gearing up for winter. Even the birds are flying north.)
Yet, for reasons I cannot/choose not to wrap my mind around, the curators of Splendour in the Grass have chosen to plan their music festival in Australia’s Byron Bay. They’ve even managed to sucker a few dozen artists into playing, such as Sigur Rós, Band of Horses, Vampire Weekend, Wolfmother, Cold War Kids, and Devo. Why go out for hamburgers when you’ve got steak at home, Mark Mothersbaugh? Regardless, the camping and music festival will take place August 2-3 at Belongil Fields in Australia’s easternmost city. Tickets go on sale May 22. Perhaps the organizers didn’t think America would accept them? It's completely normal to be nervous, but with that lineup, I’m sure we could work something out. Get back to me.
To see a complete list of artists and thumbnails of all participating artists
staring into a camera,
visit SITG's official site.
Mysterious Dubstep Producer Burial Set to Contribute Mystery to the DJ-Kicks Compilation Series
By Liz Louche on 04-30-2008
Remember that terrible VH1 show that attempted to help total losers pick up beautiful women with low self-esteem? Remember how the main dude with the funny hat was named Mystery? And you know how every article written about Burial always talks about how the identity of the South London dude behind the music is such a mystery? I was going to try and draw a connection between these two examples of "mystery," but frankly I couldn't come up with anything, because, well, there is no connection. But I needed some sort of lead, and my computer battery is about to die, so WHATEVER, there is no way I am deleting the previous sentences and starting all over again.
Perhaps you are a fan of Burial, the "mystery-shrouded," "elusive," and "anonymous" dubstep producer? Perhaps you hate VH1's The Pick Up Artist and everything related to the show? Well, if you answered yes to either of these two statements, then you are in luck. Because this article is in some way related to the musician, not the creep. See, Mr. Burial is the latest artist to add his name to !K7's DJ-Kicks series of compilations. Rumor has it that the producer will be doing some fancy work on his chosen gems and mixing them with material exclusive to the disc, set for release June 23 in the UK and July 8 in the United States.
Artist Bonnie Billy (Formerly Known As Prince) Preps Fourth LP Release For May; Jeffrey Lewis Asks If It’s Worth Being an Indie Rock Star
By Hanky Panky on 04-30-2008
The following contains excerpts from Jeffrey Lewis's "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror":
Hi, my name is Jeffrey Lewis, and I was supposed to go chill out at the TMT offices with Hanky Panky today, but I ended up going to Major Matt's to remaster my old album. And on the L train in the morning, I was pretty sure I saw Will Oldham. He was wearing the same big sunglasses he had on stage at the Bowery Ballroom, and since I was feeling in need of answers, I just went right up and asked him. I said, "Will Bonnie Prince, Palace or whatever, what do you think about it? Is it worth being an artist or an indie rock star, or are you better off without it?" Cause, I mean, maybe the world would be better if we were all just uncreative drones. No dead childhood dreams to haunt us, a decent job, a decent home. And if we have some extra time, we could do real things to promote peace. Become scientists or history teachers or un-corrupt police at least.
"Come on Will, you gotta tell me!" I grabbed and shook him by the arm. The L train was leaving Bedford when 10,000 white twenty-somethings crowed on. He opened his mouth to speak, but it was lost in the rumbling of the wheels. We were thrown together in a corner and I yelled "Tell me, man, for real! You're living comfortably, I assume, even if you're not quite a household name. You've reached a pretty high level of success and critical acclaim."
The L train got to First Avenue, and a bunch of people piled out. I was starring into his sunglasses, and I was really freaking out. I was, like, "Steamboat Willie Bonnie Prince of all this shit, you're like the king of a certain genre, but even you must want to quit, like if you hear a record by Bob Dylan or Neil Young or whatever, you must start thinking ‘People like me, but I won't be that good ever.’ And I'm sure the thing is, probably Dylan himself too stayed up some nights wishing he was as good as Ginsberg or Camus. And he was like ‘Dude, I'm such a faker, I'm just a clown who entertains and these fools who pay for my crap, they just have pathetic puny brains.’ And Camus probably wished he was Milton too or whatever, you know what I'm saying?! So Will, will you be straight with me now that it's just us two on this train? Cause I was gonna spend some time and money today to remaster some dumb old album, and I saw you here on the L train and I was like ‘Hey, is that Will Oldham?’"
And then he said to me, "Jeff Lewis, continue your good deeds." And he told me of God and music and his upcoming CD release. I sat there staring at my reflection in his big fuck-all sunglasses and thought how Lie Down In The Light will surely rock the masses. Joined by the likes of brother Paul Oldham, Emmett Kelley of the Cairo Gang, Shahzad Izmaily, and Ashley Webber, Bonnie's new album is due May 19 in the UK and just one day later in the states via Drag City. Then we arrived at Sixth, and he said he had to make a transfer. He took the V Line onto Queens (which sucks), but I was satisfied with his answer.
Lie Down In The Light tracklist:
