Podcast appearances and mentions of steve knopper

Episode 200! On this 200th episode of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart bring you an action-packed installment of the podcast covering these important stories: "Inside The Growing War Over Merch Fees At Venues: ‘Bands Are Getting Ripped Off'" (Billboard); "Declarations Of Independence: 23 Top Indie Artists' Share Their Secrets To Success" (Billboard); "PEX Publishes Its Latest Report On ‘Manipulated' - User Generated Songs (Music Ally).  Plus a cornucopia of music biz info with audio drops from Louis Posen, producer and founder of Hopeless Records, Jeremy Sirota, CEO of Merlin, Steve Knopper, author and Billboard editor at large, and Megh Vakharian, SymphonyOS cofounder!  Subscribe to the newsletter!! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 176 On the last YMC podcast episode of the year, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart unceremoniously shove 2023 out the door and cover these important stories: "The 10 Biggest Music Business Stories of 2023" (Billboard); "Mark Mulligan Of MIDiA's 2024 Music Industry Predictions" (Hypebot); "The Record Label Crisis" (Patrick Clifton).  Plus an audio drop from Billboard editor at large Steve Knopper on the new Immediate Family documentary. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

James Brown really had a life, didn't he? When you look at his career as an entertainer, you see a pioneer in music. But when you examine his marriages, relationships, and the families he created, you might learn a lot more. On this episode of Aisle Tell You What, we are discussing his marriages to wives Velma Warren, Deidre Jenkins, Adrienne Rodriguez, and Tomi Rae Hynie. TW: abuse, domestic violence References & Resources: To learn more about these couples, look into the following: The One: The Life and Music of James Brown by R.J. Smith - https://bit.ly/3NfWiQt Say It Loud! The Life of James Brown, Soul Brother No. 1 by Don Rhodes - https://bit.ly/3PgbPCz Cold Sweat: My Father James Brown and Me by Dr. Yamma Brown and Robin Gaby Fisher - https://bit.ly/3PgfxMj "James Brown: Wrestling With the Devil" by Michael Goldberg - https://bit.ly/3pfVWkL "Was James Brown's Wife Murdered?" by Thomas Lake - https://bit.ly/43K9Laj "Downbeat Legacy for James Brown, Godfather of Soul: A Will in Dispute" by Larry Rohter and Steve Knopper - https://bit.ly/3JlBp54 Aisle Tell You What is a deep dive at some of the most epic and memorable weddings and marriages throughout Black History. Our journey down memory lane isn't meant with malintent, but from a place of nostalgia, inspiration, and realism. Aisle Tell You What is brought to you by Hueido. Listen to ATYW wherever you listen to podcasts https://bit.ly/ATYWonSpotify Talk to me https://bit.ly/HueIDoContact Send your wedding pictures to Show Nups https://bit.ly/ShowNuptials Follow on Instagram https://bit.ly/ATYWinsta Follow on Twitter https://bit.ly/ATYWTwitter Follow on TikTok https://bit.ly/ATYWtiktok Shop https://bit.ly/ATYWshop Email Aisle Tell You What at aisle[at]hueido.com Follow Hue I Do Podcast Follow on Instagram https://bit.ly/HueIDoIG Follow on Facebook https://bit.ly/HueIDoFB Follow on Twitter https://bit.ly/HueIDoTw Follow on TikTok https://bit.ly/HueIDoPodTT

Episode 149 On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart dish on these important stories: "Study Shows Who Wins And Loses If Music Streamers Adopt User-Centric Payments " (Hypebot); "Hate Ticketmaster? Love Taylor Swift? Politicians Are Backing New Bills to Get Your Vote" (Billboard); "Boomers Aren't Saving Music Subscriptions Anytime Soon" (Musicwatch).  Plus audio drops from Steve Knopper and Russ Crupnick   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 130 On this weeks episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "What Will The Future Of Streaming Royalties Look Like? Tidal And UMG Want To Find Out" (Billboard); "I Spent Two Decades Running Major Labels — Here's Why I Left It Behind" (Mark Terry); "Spotify Hits 205 Million Paid Subscribers, Topping User Growth Targets For Q4 With Record Total Quarterly Gain" (Variety).     Plus audio interview audio drops with: -Bruce Houghton, President of Syline Artist Agency and publisher of Hypebot on his persepctive on the LA Times areticle "Everyone Hates Ticketmaster - Is Everyone Wrong?" - Steve Knopper, Billboard Editor at Large on US cassette sales from the Billboard piece "Cassettes Are Making A Comeback, But Can Production Keep Up?" - Vickie Neuman, Founder and CEO of CrossBorderWorks on her predictions for Web3 heading into the new year. -Jennifer Freed, Founder and CEO of Trevanana Tracks on simplifying the complicated world of sync licences.   Check out the Ren "Hi Ren" video" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_nc1IVoMxc Also check out The Verge article on why so many tech companies are laying off employees? https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/26/23571659/tech-layoffs-facebook-google-amazon    

Live Nation and Ticketmaster merged over a decade ago and Congress is concerned - for good reason - that the company is exerting monopoly powers over the live event industry. In this episode, learn how the merger was allowed to happen in the first place, the problems that industry participants and competitors are having with the company, and what Congress is thinking of doing about it. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! View the shownotes on our website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-tickemaster Background Sources Event Ticketing Market “Event Ticket Sales: Market Characteristics and Consumer Protection Issues” [GAO-18-347]. Apr 12, 2018. U.S. Government Accountability Office. Live Nation Overview “Live Nation Entertainment Website.” “Live Nation Entertainment 2021 Annual Report” “Live Nation Entertainment: Totals.” Open Secrets. “Live Nation Entertainment: Lobbying.” Open Secrets. Ticketmaster “Everyone hates Ticketmaster. Is everyone wrong?” August Brown. Jan 24, 2023. The Seattle Times. Taylor Swift “Taylor Swift ‘Ticket Sale Disaster' Sparks Suit Against Ticketmaster, Live Nation.” Ashley Cullins. Dec 5, 2022. The Hollywood Reporter. “Taylor Swift on Ticketmaster Tech Issues: ‘We Were Assured' They Could Handle the Demand.” Caitlin Huston. Nov 18, 2022. The Hollywood Reporter. “Taylor Swift Tour: Live Nation CEO Says ‘Everybody Crashed the Door' During Presale.” Caitlin Huston. Nov 17, 2022. The Hollywood Reporter. Bad Bunny “Spending a Month's Salary to See Bad Bunny, Only to Be Turned Away.” Maria Abi-Habib. Dec 16, 2022. The New York Times. “Ticketmaster Crashes Right on Cue During Bad Bunny Ticket Sale.” Dylan Smith. Apr 15, 2021. Digital Music News. BTS “BTS Vegas Sells Out as Ticketmaster Verified Fan Fails Fans (Again)” Dave Clark. Mar 3, 2022. Ticket News. “BTS SoFi Stadium Concert Tickets Sold Out In Pre-sale; ARMY Expresses Disdain On Twitter.” Fengyen Chiu. Oct 11, 2021. Republic World. Adele “Sky-High ‘Dynamic' Adele Ticket Prices Sting ‘Verified' Fans.” Dave Clark. Dec 8, 2021. Ticket News. Pixies “Everyone Hates Ticketmaster — But No One Can Take It Down.” Steve Knopper. Nov 1, 2010. Wired. Bruce Sprintsteen “Bruce Springsteen Defends High Ticket Prices for Upcoming Tour.” Alex Young. Nov 18, 2022. Consequence Sound. “Bruce Springsteen ‘Furious' At Ticketmaster, Rails Against Live Nation Merger.” Daniel Kreps. Feb 4, 2009. Rolling Stone. Pearl Jam “1994: A look back at when Pearl Jam took on Ticketmaster.” Shawn Garrett. Nov 17, 2022. KIRO 7 News. “Pearl Jam: Taking on Ticketmaster.” Eric Boehlert. Dec 28, 1995. Rolling Stone. “Pearl Jam Musicians Testify On Ticketmaster's Prices.” Reuters. Jul 1, 1994. The New York Times. Ticketmaster Scalper Program “Ticketmaster Resale Returns to Broker-Focused Conferences Despite Past Controversy.” Dave Clark. Jul 8, 2021. Ticket News. “'Hand caught in a cookie jar': Band managers demand answers about Ticketmaster's secret scalper program.” Rachel Houlihan et al. Oct 18, 2018. CBC News. “'A public relations nightmare': Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program.” Dave Seglins et al. Sep 19, 2018. CBC News. Antitrust Policy and Enforcement “Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki of the Antitrust Division Delivers Remarks at Mercatus Center Second Annual Antitrust Forum: Policy in Transition.” Doha Mekki. Jan 26, 2023. U.S. Department of Justice. “Competitive Edge: Structural presumption in U.S. merger control policy would strengthen modern antitrust enforcement.” John Kwoka. Dec 19, 2018. Washington Center for Equitable Growth. “Supreme Court Overrules 96 Year-Old Rule in Dr. Miles and Holds Vertical Price Agreements Are Neither Per Se Illegal Nor Per Se Legal, But Subject to Case-By-Case Test.” Jul 5, 2007. Sheppard Mullin. “In Major Antitrust Decision, Supreme Court Overrules 1911 Precedent to Declare Vertical Minimum Price Restraints to Be Governed by Rule of Reason.” Alan S. Middleton. Jul 3, 2007. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. “Section 7 of the Clayton Act: Its Application to the Conglomerate Merger.” Richard B. Blackwell. March 1972 *13(3). William & Mary Law Review. Mergers and Monopoly Power “Anti-Monopoly Basics: Monopoly by the Numbers.” Open Markets Institute. Live Nation-Ticketmaster Merger “U.S. and Plaintiff States v. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.” U.S. Department of Justice. Final Judgment (July 2010) Motion to Modify Final Judgment and Enter Amended Final Judgment (January 2020) Amended Final Judgment (January 2020) Kroger-Albertsons Merger “Kroger-Albertsons Merger Faces Long Road Before Approval.” Julie Creswell. Jan 23, 2023. The New York Times. “FTC issues 2nd request to Kroger on planned Albertsons acquisition.” Russell Redman. Dec 6, 2022. Winsight Grocery Business. Laws S.3183 - BOTS Act of 2016 Bills S.225 - Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Audio Sources That's the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment January 24, 2023 Senate Committee on the Judiciary Witnesses: Joe Berchtold, President and Chief Financial Officer, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Jack Groetzinger, Chief Executive Officer, SeatGeek, Inc. Jerry Mickelson, Chief Executive Officer and President, Jam Productions, LLC Sal Nuzzo, Senior Vice President, The James Madison Institute Kathleen Bradish, Vice President for Legal Advocacy, American Antitrust Institute Clyde Lawrence, Singer-songwriter, Lawrence The Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger: What Does it Mean for Consumers and the Future of the Concert Business? February 24, 2009 Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Watch on C-SPAN Witnesses: Irving Azoff, Chief Executive Officer, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Jerry Mickelson, Chairman and Executive Vice President, JAM Productions Michael Rapino, President and Chief Executive Officer, Live Nation, Inc. David A. Balto, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Action Fund Seth Hurwitz, Co-Owner, I.M.P. Productions and 9:30 Club Pearl Jam vs. Ticketmaster (1994) YouTube Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

Resources:   “The real story behind N.W.A.'s ‘Straight Outta Compton' Detroit riot” by Lee DeVito for Detroit Metro Times, August 17, 2015.   https://www.metrotimes.com/music/the-real-story-behind-nwas-straight-outta-compton-detroit-riot-2362596 “Retired Detroit Sergeant recalls telling N.W.A. they couldn't play ‘F*** tha Police' at 1989 concert” by John Counts for Michigan Live, August 27, 2015.   https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/08/former_detroit_sergeant_recall.html “The famous 1989 Detroit concert by N.W.A., then and now” by Julie Hinds for Detroit Free Press, August 13, 2015.   https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/2015/08/13/straight-outta-compton-movie-detroit-ice-cube-joe-louis-arena/31496317/ “The True Story of N.W.A. Playing ‘Fuck Tha Police' Live in Detroit” by Steve Knopper for GQ, July 21, 2020.   https://www.gq.com/story/nwa-fuck-the-police-live-detroit    

N.W.A. became one of the most influential hip-hop artists of all time and became one of the first rap groups to reach platinum status with their debut album Straight Outta Compton. In 1989, they took the stage in front of a crowd of over 20,000 fans in Detroit, Michigan. But the group had been forbidden from performing one of their most controversial songs. When they chose to do so anyway, all hell broke loose.  Resources:  “The real story behind N.W.A.'s ‘Straight Outta Compton' Detroit riot” by Lee DeVito for Detroit Metro Times, August 17, 2015.  https://www.metrotimes.com/music/the-real-story-behind-nwas-straight-outta-compton-detroit-riot-2362596 “Retired Detroit Sergeant recalls telling N.W.A. they couldn't play ‘F*** tha Police' at 1989 concert” by John Counts for Michigan Live, August 27, 2015.  https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/08/former_detroit_sergeant_recall.html “The famous 1989 Detroit concert by N.W.A., then and now” by Julie Hinds for Detroit Free Press, August 13, 2015.  https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/2015/08/13/straight-outta-compton-movie-detroit-ice-cube-joe-louis-arena/31496317/ “The True Story of N.W.A. Playing ‘Fuck Tha Police' Live in Detroit” by Steve Knopper for GQ, July 21, 2020.  https://www.gq.com/story/nwa-fuck-the-police-live-detroit Sponsors:  Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. The Generation Why Podcast - Follow the Generation Why Podcast on Amazon Music or listen early and ad-free by joining Wondery Plus on Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App.  Links:  Listen to True Crime Binge on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, ad-free, early release episodes, and “Behind the Scenes” peeks into Once Upon a Crime. www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Knopper, Editor at Large at Billboard, joins us to discuss the legendary band Kool & The Gang. Topics discussed include Steve's recent New York Times piece covering the band's legacy, the influence of jazz and R&B on their sound, the origin of their band name, their contributions to the development of hip-hop and and their chances for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.  

Remembering the life and legacy of Michael Jackson with an amazing conversation with the author of MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson, Steve Knopper. Buy the audiobook, e-book, or physical copy of MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson: https://www.amazon.com/MJ-Steve-Knopper-audiobook/dp/B0163BCWNW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PXLRX5NFUOOT&keywords=the+genius+of+michael+jackson&qid=1656175317&sprefix=the+genius+of+michael+jackson%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-1

Jim Sheeler won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2006 for his story “Final Salute,” which ran in the Rocky Mountain News. The piece focused on Marine Major Steve Beck, who notified families when their loved ones were killed in Iraq and helped them through the mourning process. The story ended up being more than just about Beck, though, as it brought memories of the lives of the dead service members and their families to millions of people. The story was expanded into a book with the same title. That book was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2008. Sheeler made a name for himself as a reporter by writing feature obituaries about ordinary, everyday people. A collection of those stories can be found in Sheeler's book “Obit.” Sheeler never appeared on Gangrey: The Podcast, although many reporters talked about how they learned lessons from him and his work. He died unexpectedly on September 17. He was 53 years old. This episode remembers Sheeler through stories from a variety of people who knew him. In the introduction, Josh Roiland, an English and journalism professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington talks about how Sheeler helped him out a couple years ago when he was struggling. Included in this episode: Part 1: In October 2019, host Matt Tullis interviewed Sheeler for a writing project he was working on. Tullis recorded that interview and found the audio file after Sheeler died. It's presented here. Part 2: In the days after Sheeler died, Ben Montgomery tweeted a story he's heard Sheeler tell about his middle name - Expedite. Montgomery tells that story. Part 3: Steve Knopper, a freelance writer of 25 years, worked with Sheeler in Boulter in the early 1990s. He also tweeted a remembrance, and tells the story of how he and Sheeler stumbled out of a bar one night at 1 a.m. and found adults riding Big Wheels. Part 4: Anne Nickoloff and Mike McKenna were students of Sheeler's at Case Western Reserve University from 2012-16, and stayed in touch with him afterward. Nickoloff is now a reporter at Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer. McKenna is a fourth-year graduate student in clinical psychology at Ohio State. They tell us what it was like to have Sheeler as a professor. Part 5: Jim Tankersley is a White House correspondent for the New York Times focusing on economics. Back in the early 2000s, he worked with Sheeler at the Rocky Mountain News. They became friends and stayed in touch. Then, in August, Tankersley was named the pool reporter who had to follow President Biden to the Dover Air Force Base to receive the bodies of 13 service members, the last to die in Afghanistan. He reached out to Sheeler for help with that article.

Music writer and purveyor of the arts talks about finding his voice as an objective journalist and reporter. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-feinberg/support

Steve Knopper joins the conversation again as Pablo and Alex dig into the music documentary, A CROCK OF GOLD.

For today's discussion on ZAPPA we bring on special guest & music critic Steve Knopper.

Neil Young says the only song of his allowed at a Donald Trump rally is his new single -- Looking for a New Leader. Steve Knopper, Editor at Large at Billboard 00:38 ​ #NeilYoung #Politics #Trump

Did the famous rivalry between Prince and Michael Jackson get so heated in the early 80s that it could have changed music forever? It's a new case for Ricky and Tony and naturally they're on a mission to solve it!   The word on the street is that at a James Brown show in 1983, Prince felt he'd be made to look a fool on stage by MJ and got so mad that he asked his limo driver to try and run him and La Toya down. You can watch the YouTube footage for yourself here!   Luckily, Ricky & Tony's intelligence web stretches deep into Hollywood and they have the experts on hand to shed more light on the situation. Ricky has Prince superfan Casey Rain on hand to give his side of the story and biographer and fountain of MJ knowledge Steve Knopper shares his intel.    Could a moonwalk, a few body pops and some killer riffs have resulted in a pop showdown with a tragic end, or has the rumour mill gone into overdrive? The Pop Detectives are on the case! If you have a pop mystery you'd like solving leave a review or get in touch at rickyandtony.com or email podcast@rickyandtony.com   Tweet and follow the podcast @rickyandtonypod. See the office on Instagram From Globe Productions  Producer: Gareth Evans Creative Producers: Will Nichols, Geoff Lloyd Researcher: Eloise Carr

The record industry made boatloads of money off of digital compact discs. But in the early 2000's, as access to the internet became widespread, a software program written by a teenager brought the industry to its knees.  Join host TW Woodward and guest Steve Knopper, author of "Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age," as they discuss technological disruption and look for parallels between the crash of the music industry and the photo industry today.

Napster, the pioneering file-sharing service that almost destroyed the record industry, turns 20 this month. Music journalist and author Steve Knopper joins RNZ Music to discuss the lasting effect it's had on the music industry.

In episode 51 of the Get Published Podcast, Host and 13-Time Bestselling Author Paul G. Brodie interviews Steve Knopper about his author journey and using your book to become an authority with changing technology.

Steve Knopper is an author and contributing editor and writer for Rolling Stone, Wired Magazine, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times. In 2009, Steve released Appetite For Self Destruction, which detailed the Napster era of the music industry and revealed some of the most reactionary and disastrous events of the industries history. In this episode, our co-Founders sit down with Steve to discuss the book, which has become a tome for alternative thinkers in the music industry. We also take some time to talk about how the book was recently updated and discuss how the music industry has since recovered. The concepts pushed forth by Indepreneur were largely innovated in response to the revelations made in Steve's book and others like it. If you want to know the "why" behind this Indie movement, you don't want to miss this episode!

The ultimate critical biography of the King of Pop: a panoramic, vivid, and incisive portrait of Michael Jackson that explores and celebrates his influence in music, dance, and popular culture, drawing on 400 interviews.From the moment in 1965 when he first stepped on stage with his brothers at a local talent show in Gary, Indiana, Michael Jackson was destined to become the undisputed King of Pop. In a career spanning four decades, Jackson became a global icon, selling over 400 million albums, earning thirteen Grammy awards, and spinning dance moves that captivated the world. Songs like “Billie Jean” and “Black and White” altered our national discussion of race and equality, and Jackson’s signature aesthetic, from the single white glove to the moonwalk, defined a generation. Despite years of scandal and controversy, Jackson’s ultimate legacy will always be his music. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve Knopper joins host Brian Hiatt to trace streaming's conquest of music sales back to Napster; Sophie Allison of Soccer Mommy explains the influences behind her great new album

How has the music world reacted to the Orlando mass shooting, the murder of Christina Grimmie, and the recent fatal shooting at a T.I. concert in New York? Is there anything that can be done to make shows safer? Rolling Stone writer Steve Knopper speaks to host Nathan Brackett about the steps that the live industry has – and hasn’t – taken. Plus: Contributing editor Rob Sheffield talks about his great new book, “On Bowie,” and some of his favorite David Bowie moments.

Rolling Stone contributing editor Steve Knopper discussed the life and music of Michael Jackson on the Steve Fast Show. #MichaelJackson #RollingStone #KingofPop

Welcome to WJBC This Week, where we look back at the top stories and interviews from the past week. On this week's program, A Bloomington alderman whose been a frequent critic of the city's spending, explains his opposition to the city's budget task force. The David Davis Mansion struggles to stay open while the state squabbles over a budget. Downtown Bloomington celebrates its artistry. A Rolling Stone editor Steve Knopper discusses his biography of Michael Jackson. Plus WJBC's Throwback Thursday interview with Ebus, Elizabeth Estes. #DavidDavisMansion #RollingStone

Hear the story of journalist Steve Knopper's career -- from writing obituaries in the local paper to covering festivals for Rolling Stone and publishing a book on the history of digital music. His passion for music is rivaled only by his keep capacity for asking great questions and telling a captivating story. Anyone who wants to write about music (or the music business) would do well to learn from his example. Listen to our interview, and then check out Episode 27 for his take on the wars & battles fought over the last 10 years in the trenches of the music industry.

Journalist/author Steve Knopper ("Appetite for Self-Destruction") discusses the music biz wars of the past 10+ years. Labels vs. pirates! Consumers vs. DRM! Scrappy startups vs. tech giants! We can learn a lot by revisiting the battlegrounds of the modern music era. Listen to this great conversation, and look for an interview coming soon about Steve's fascinating history of writing about the music industry.