tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post2313978660615845568..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-18105339661999985592014-08-21T10:37:29.186-04:002014-08-21T10:37:29.186-04:00NOBODY MUTES PRINCE.NOBODY MUTES PRINCE.Wattsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-69427186573779305652014-08-20T13:37:35.171-04:002014-08-20T13:37:35.171-04:00Some Farkers think that this is a trick to get so...Some Farkers think that this is a trick to get somebody to start up a kickstarter for Weird Al to pay his "entry fee".--bdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-7090455530471157182014-08-20T13:09:53.910-04:002014-08-20T13:09:53.910-04:00The reason the NFL should pay the performers is pr...The reason the NFL should pay the performers is protection for their advertisers. Don't give the viewers a reason to flip the channel until the 3rd quarter starts.bill.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-16839808808330317602014-08-20T11:20:10.826-04:002014-08-20T11:20:10.826-04:00"Pay-to-play" is a term musicians use fo..."Pay-to-play" is a term musicians use for gigs that require them to secure money for an opening slot. I played a gig January 1st of this year opening for Rusted Root in NYC, where I was required to sell 30 tickets at full price, with none of the money coming back my way, in order to open. These guys are friends of mine, but they actually didn't have a choice because they'd signed over the rights to support to the venue. <br /><br /><br /><br />The idea behind "pay-to-play" is that you, the artist, have less to offer the venue than it has to offer you. Your name usually doesn't go on the marquee, because there's no point to it. This gig is for exposure, to put you in front of more eyeballs than you normally are. <br /><br /><br />Looking at the numbers in this article, a 3M uptick in viewership from 125M for the half-time show doesn't say a lot about the bands' draw — and just about every Super Bowl party/bar I've been to ends up muting the television and taking the smoke breaks during the halftime show. I missed the wardrobe malfunction because of this practice, and I only got to see the Black-Eyed Peas on mute, which was actually pretty great. Nobody muted Prince, though: NOBODY MUTES PRINCE. Still, all of those muted and abandoned sets register as viewers, so it's very difficult to gauge whether the 3M is an addition to the number or just 3M joining the party while 100M do the beer run.<br /><br /><br />That said, the NFL is out of line. Their practice of not paying their artists was gross enough — to charge them outright is ridiculous. This is not some benefit show — this is arguably the largest-scale event of the year, a cash cow for a company whose whole product line is already cash cows. <br /><br />Ugh.Paul Tabachneckhttp://paul-tab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-89380816615187465792014-08-20T09:29:09.563-04:002014-08-20T09:29:09.563-04:00Probably could fit an entire hourlong episode of s...Probably could fit an entire hourlong episode of something, stripped of commercials.Adam C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-77335073373788869752014-08-19T22:13:18.023-04:002014-08-19T22:13:18.023-04:00Start planning your halftime movie viewing!Start planning your halftime movie viewing!Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-45164263544174822772014-08-19T20:10:27.590-04:002014-08-19T20:10:27.590-04:00Roger Goddell wants his share of a nickel plucked ...Roger Goddell wants his share of a nickel plucked from a urinal at Ralph Wilson stadium. I admire that, after a fashion.The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-85459335764443028672014-08-19T17:07:37.961-04:002014-08-19T17:07:37.961-04:00They don't nearly have the juice they once did...They don't nearly have the juice they once did -- and they only tried that once. WWE's priority remains subscriptions to the Network.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-2605970871755098062014-08-19T17:02:42.839-04:002014-08-19T17:02:42.839-04:00NBC having the game also makes it far less likely ...NBC having the game also makes it far less likely that USA/WWE (another potential suspect) would try and counterprogram halftime.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-20567934973220632392014-08-19T16:57:11.319-04:002014-08-19T16:57:11.319-04:00NBC has the game; it's being played in Glendal...NBC has the game; it's being played in Glendale, AZ. And when Fox did the In Living Color counterprogramming, it was still about a year-and-a-half before it won the NFC broadcast rights.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-79188447862339793542014-08-19T16:42:26.484-04:002014-08-19T16:42:26.484-04:00Who has this year's game? I suppose Fox wouldn...Who has this year's game? I suppose Fox wouldn't want to offend the NFL, but it would be awesome if they resurrected their alternative halftime show to counterprogram Coldplay.Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-38827169651914467092014-08-19T16:33:56.501-04:002014-08-19T16:33:56.501-04:00A Coldplay halftime show would be pretty painful, ...A Coldplay halftime show would be pretty painful, methinks.Mattnoreply@blogger.com