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Author Adam Buckley

Adam Buckley

Buckley is a loudmouthed prick who managed to get famous on YouTube somehow. He's most well known for his rants, his annual Worst Songs lists, and his Musical Autopsy series.

Can We Stop Pretending Kpop is Popular?

Adam Buckley
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BTS at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.  Is K-Pop a massive fire, or just a lot of smoke? The internet is a giant amplifier, making things seem like a bigger deal than they really are. Even something like Kpo... Read More...

Scot Tobias: People Just LOVE Ticket Scalpers!

Adam Buckley
June 7, 2018
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photo: Lenore Edman, modified under CC 2.0 Did you know people LIKE getting ripped off by ticket scalpers? Well of course they do, idiot! At least, according to one ticket scalper, SORRY, "secondary ticketin... Read More...

TLC Finally Making Good on the $430,255 They Took from Fans… MAYBE.

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Is TLC finally giving their dedicated fans something for that $430,000 they took from them two years ago? Maybe, but then again... maybe not. TLC fans are “tentatively” about to see some light at the end of ... Read More...
AT&T Fundamentally Misunderstands the 'Cord Cutter'

What Are ‘Cord Cutters’? AT&T Has No Idea

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I think executives at AT&T are under the impression that cord cutters, the people who have switched from traditional cable TV or satellite to something like Netflix or Hulu (or illegal downloading), made ... Read More...

Garth Brooks Announces the End of GhostTunes, No One Notices

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In an announcement that the Internet doesn't seem to care about at all, Garth Brooks says he's giving up the Ghost... Tunes. Update, January 18th, 2017: GhosttTunes is now officially folding into Amazon Musi... Read More...

Comic Book Nerds: Heroes to the Music Industry

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Hi, my name is Buckley... and... I'm a comic book nerd. Oh wait, this isn't Dorks Anonymous, this is that website I sometimes write for.  Well, with that confession out of the way, you will not be surprised ... Read More...

Calvin Harris, Steve Aoki and Tiesto are the World’s Highest Paid DJs, and Somehow This is Sexist

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You might have heard, but “sexism” is a touchy subject these days on the Internet.  From the “Gamergate” scandal to Amy Schumer's public drubbing of a teenage boy who made a joke about having sex with her, it... Read More...
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My Chemical Romance Demonstrates How NOT To Use Social Media

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"Why MCR, why? Why R u doing this to us fans?" Social Media can be a great tool for promotion (no, this article wasn't written in 2011, please bear with me).  These days, many major artists don't even need... Read More...

Hey Everyone, Iggy Pop Says We Can All Be Rich!

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It should never come as a big surprise when we hear an aging musician spout off their antiquated opinions about digital music distribution.  I mean, you'd be pretty pissed too if you used to sell millions of ... Read More...

Turns Out Millennials Have Amazing Musical Attention Spans

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"Millennials have short attention spans and constantly move on to the next new thing.  When it comes to music, if a song is a month old, it's 'ancient,' they don't want to hear it anymore, they want somet... Read More...

[VIDEO] YouTube vs The Record Labels: Goliath vs Goliath

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What's the future of YouTube Music? Digital Music News recently reported that YouTube's deals with the record labels have ended, and also that 40% of streaming music is consumed via YouTube, accounting for onl... Read More...

Artists Settling for Streaming: “Is Pepsi Ok?”

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You know when you go into a restaurant, and the waitress seats you and asks if she can get you started with some drinks while you take a moment to look over the menu, and you say “I'll have a Coke,” and they ... Read More...
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