TASTING THE RAINBOW August 07, 2010
- Features "Double rainbow! Oh my God, it's a double rainbow all the way!" Viral video fans can instantly trace these words to Paul "Yosemite Bear" Vasquez, who, while hiking in January, witnessed the unusual natural phenomenon known as a "double rainbow" and, wonderstruck by its beauty, broke out his camcorder and recorded his wide-eyed epiphany for posterity. » Full Story
CUT UPS August 07, 2010
- Features The most successful 'remixes' of videoclips have relied on inventive musical concepts and pinpoint production. Here are four videos that have managed to turn interesting visuals into memorable songs. » Full Story
DRAMA KINGS August 07, 2010
- Features Dave Draiman should be relaxed. After all, he's calling from sunny San Francisco, where he's enjoying a beautiful summer day with his girlfriend before he embarks on a yearlong tour with his band, Disturbed. » Full Story
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED August 07, 2010
- Features In the weeks and days leading up to the 2010 relaunch of the all-female Lilith Fair tour, promoted by Live Nation Entertainment, Lilith co-founder Terry McBride knew all too well that this summer was fated to be a depressed touring season. » Full Story
JOIN THE CLUB August 07, 2010
- Features While many large-venue tours in the United States have struggled, several touring execs working with indie artists, festivals and smaller venues say the summer of 2010 hasn't been a bummer for them. » Full Story
KATY PERRY: GIRLIE ACTION July 31, 2010
- Features Katy Perry kicked off her fist album with a massive summer anthem and managed to top herself the second time around. Will 'Teenage Dream' convert her fans into album buyers and crown a pop queen? » Full Story
MIKE POSNER: COOL LIKE THAT July 31, 2010
- Features With his debut album set for a big bow, soul-pop singer Mike Posner could end up as Duke University's most famous graduate. » Full Story
TRACE ADKINS: THE LAST COWBOY July 24, 2010
- Features When Trace Adkins rolled into Spencer, Iowa, on Sept. 20, 2009, to headline the Clay County Fair, little did the veteran country singer know that the date would change the course of his career. » Full Story
BON JOVI: KEEP THE FAITH July 24, 2010
- Features At the midway point of Bon Jovi's Circle tour—arguably the band's most ambitious outing ever—frontman Jon Bon Jovi is trying to figure out a way to give fans who've been regulars at the band's 12-night run at London's O2 arena something different on night 11. » Full Story
BON JOVI: ROBOT ROCK July 24, 2010
- Features Tour production manager John "Bugzee" Hougdahl and production manager Jesse Sandler keep upping the ante when it comes to bringing a Bon Jovi show to life, wowing fans with high-tech bells and whistles while still making shows in large buildings feel intimate. » Full Story
TOURING: ROCK SOLID July 24, 2010
- Features Most of the touring business news so far this summer has been about cancellations and slumping sales, but a look at the most successful tours of the first half of this year shows that some acts are doing bang-up business. » Full Story
TOURING: GREAT GROSSES July 24, 2010
- Features The live music business may be struggling this summer, but overall grosses at some of the world's top arenas held up in the first half of 2010, driven by strong tours from Lady Gaga, James Taylor/Carole King, Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, the Black Eyed Peas and Aventura, among others. » Full Story
TOURING: MIDSIZE AND MIGHTY July 24, 2010
- Features Midsize facilities around the world performed well during the first half of the 2010 concert season, according to Billboard Boxscore data, despite fears from many in the live music business that the struggling global economy could slow ticket sales. » Full Story
ON THE ROAD: MARQUEE CHANGE July 24, 2010
- Features John Siehl may be a guy who has spent his entire venue management career in one city, but he's stepping in as chairman of the board of the International Assn. of Assembly Managers in a time of serious change. » Full Story
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