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Posts Tagged “Economics”

the outside world

How Are Gas Prices Affecting Your Musical Habits This Summer?

Yesterday, the Associated Press released a poll saying that 9 out of 10 Americans were hit hard by gas prices, with people giving up on luxuries like eating out and fancy soaps and pizza places raising their prices in order to compensate for higher delivery costs. While living in public-transportation-heavy New York (and not having a license) (I know, I know) makes the pain of higher gas prices a little less of a direct burden for me, I have noticed other ways that the musical economy at large might be affected. More »

Brooklyn Vegan's commenters respond to AP's version of the "hey, gas prices may be getting too expensive for small bands to tour" story the only way they know how: "hey. whatever it takes to get some of these bands who can't play their instruments to begin with off the road...i'm all for it." [Brooklyn Vegan / AP / Photo: Khuong Hoang]

festivals

Ozzfest Attendees May Not Even Get What They Won't Be Paying For

From today's press-release tidal wave: More »