ticketbastardnation

[picodulce]

Just saw a bit that Ticketmaster and Livenation are going to be allowed to merge.  I know I'm like a week behind the times, but damn.  Yes, this is from the Sun-Times, but the cozy relationship between the FCC and the current administration is really uncomfortable.  Some excerpts from the article:

After a year of quiet deliberations behind closed

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[mrvoid]

Ticketmaster is pretty much the purest example of everything wrong with America. Seriously. All they are is a middleman, and not even a middleman that makes life more convenient. Ever since the internet came along, they've been entirely unnecessary. They exist solely to mark up the price.

Every time I think of them, a Simpsons bit pops in my mind:

Mr. Burns: And to think, Smithers, you laughed when I bought TicketMaster. "Nobody's going to pay a 100% service charge."
Smithers: Well, it's a policy that ensures a healthy mix of the rich and the ignorant, sir.

[fengi]

But but...Techcrunch said once musicians accepted recorded music has no value, they would escape their corporate shackles and get the real money in touring.

You mean they were WRONG?