Why do they still put flags next to player’s names in non-Davis Cup tennis? Or in Sabalenka’s case, an invisible flag. Kazakhstan flag nice, Belarus not so much?
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No surprise here, only disappoint. The Live Nation Ticketmaster monopoly continues. https://apnews.com/article/livenation-antitrust-justice-department-0a6ef66f497e5f626096de753bfff8ce
Justice Department and Live Nation settle over illegal monopoly case
The Justice Department says it's reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, California-based Live Nation Entertainment that will benefit consumers by letting competitors play a role in ticket sales and force Live Nation to sell 13 amphitheaters. Some states, though, are not joining the deal and say they'll continue a trial in New York federal court. The case alleged there was an illegal monopoly over live events in America. The announcement angered a judge who said he was kept out of the loop. The government has said Live Nation's monopoly costs consumers. Live Nation has maintained that artists and teams set prices and decide how tickets are sold.
Obviously don’t start typing Apple if you want to open Apple Music, you might accidentally buy a new phone.
The current state of Elon’s freedom of reach (not freedom of speech) ethos reminds me of people like Reverend Charles Coughlin, whose antisemitic radio stations beamed across the U.S. in the 1930’s. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/charles-e-coughlin
@bourgwick love the Garcia studio demo of Wave That Flag — hadn’t heard it before, the stripped down bluegrass feel is awesome.
jesse jarnowthe good ol' #gratefuldead-cast begins our 9th season today! rich & i are going through "from the mars hotel" song by song, starting with "u.s. blues," & detailing the history of the wall of sound, featuring new interviews, archival audio, multi-tracks, demos, etc. https://www.dead.net/deadcast/mars-hotel-50-us-blues #music #podcast
Bruce Springsteen still puts on an incredible show, 3 hours no breaks at Wrigley Field. E Street Band too. The Boss even ripped off his shirt at the end. Dude is alive!
internetarchive“Fans have helped build it. Bands have supported it. And the Internet Archive has continued to scale it to be able to meet the demand.” @brewsterkahle on the Live Music Archive, now home to >250,000 recordings! https://blog.archive.org/2023/07/31/live-music-archive-collection-now-tops-250000-recordings/
The Ringer 🤖A requiem—and a travelogue—for Dead and Company, the definitive and longest-lasting post-Jerry incarnation of the Grateful Dead.
Requiem for Dead and Co., Grateful Dead, and an American Institution
Dead and Company—the most successful and longest-running post-Jerry configuration of Grateful Dead members—has purportedly given up the road. We took one last trip to Shakedown Street to make sense of what it all meant and what it means if they’re done.