Ticketmaster introduces "dynamic" pricing system

Yeah, this is definitely bullshiat. Concert tickets should be set in price by the seller at least. I understand that resold tix get marked up, but this is bullshiat everywhere they try this "surge pricing" bullshiat.

Prince changes his name to an unpronounceable glyph
Yeah, really stupid move, I remember this one, not just because it involves music, but because my roommate at the time was a HUGE Prince fan.

Van Halen hire the guy from Extreme to be their new singer
Yup. Stupid move, I knew that this would go over like a lead balloon the moment I heard it. Another friend of mine liked Extreme (They're actually a pretty decent band), so he was excited, but he at least saw where this might go south.

Dee Dee Ramone quits the Ramones and makes a rap album
I don't even know what to say here. I looked up Dee Dee King, it's horrible...

Mötley Crüe fire Vince Neil and make an industrial album
Mötley Crüe did just fine. Their last straw for me was the whole "We're retiring and signing a binding legal contract that this is really our last tour" bullshiat. They can look at that time like a nice little vacation, living off of royalties.

The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton make a film version of 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'
Sorry, I get a HUGE kick out of this movie. It's corny and cheesy, but fun. I think I have a special bond with this though, because I remember being a kid at the State Fair one year when this movie came out. They were also showcasing projection TVs and Laser Discs at the time, so they had a truck driving around with the movie playing on a loop[p all day. II loved the fair, and my childhood was an absolute nightmare, so I associated a good memory with the movie as well. But I get a kick, I don't think everything needs to be Oscar-worthy, and I like the performances. :-)

Metallica takes on own fans over Napster
Yup, this made it into my Modern Media Concepts class, I did my final paper on it. They lost me for-farking-ever, especially since the Garage Days album actually has farking Lars bragging about going over to Kirk's house after school and copying his farking albums. Goddamn hypocritical midget.

The Beatles: "We're bigger than Jesus"
Yeah, not the best thing to say. Didn't seem like THAT big of a deal, once you understood the context of the statement, but it was enough that it was apparently part of Mark David Chapman's reason for shooting Lennon.

U2 give their new album away for free in iTunes
Yeah, this doesn't seem like that big of a deal until you find out that you can't farking REMOVE the album. There are a million ways they could have done that one better.

Woodstock Organizers celebrate event's 30th anniversary with a horrific riot
Yeah, I missed the 25 year one, which is bad, because it's the year I was born. I should have gone, but I had no idea how to get there. Turns out, there were people all over who were willing to give someone a loft. Anyway, there was a lot of doom and gloom about the 25 year one, and it turned out perfect, even had the vibe where they gave up and just let everyone in, rain, camping, all of the fun of the first one. So yeah, I understand why they did they third one, but they forgot what made the other two work.

The Rolling Stones hire the Hells Angels as security guards for their rock festival
Yup, a bad way to cap off a bad year for the peace and love movement. This isn't just a bad musical decision, this is a legendarily bad decision all around.

vudukungfu: #51. The 80s

Ooooh! Sooooo farking EDGY!!!

Persnickety: Ken VeryBigLiar: Billy Liar: It's hilarious to see that all of the worst decisions in music history have happened in the Rock/Pop genre.

Yeah, the Dixie Chick's "Not our President" moment could have easily cracked the top 15-20.

On the one hand, this is Rolling Stone, so yeah, Rock and Pop is their focus.  In other news, Nashville calls itself Music City and the finals of baseball in America is called The World Series.

On the other hand, Rolling Stone followed their story pretty closely and has mentioned it over the years.

Yeah, that one could have replaced a couple, pretty easily. That simple statement pretty much cratered their careers. I know they're back, but I haven't heard anything big from, them since that happened. Yet Ted farking Nugent says FAR more heinous stuff, and is a darling of the same farking demographic. WTF?

Marcos P: Prince changed his name to get out of a bullshiat contract. Seemed like a smart idea...

Someone DNRTFA: Warner Bros. wound up sending thousands of computer discs containing the symbol to media outlets so they could print his new name. They also referred to him as "the Artist Formerly Known as Prince." The whole gambit confused his fans and did little to help with his flagging record sales.

This went on for 3 years, he didn't get out of the contract in ANY way, and it pissed off and confused fans. It was stupid, and we all saw it when it happened. It wasn't smart, he came out with LESS fan support, rather than more.