Pop Culture

Guess she could afford it, after all. Amanda Palmer has now decided to pay all guest musicians from the crowd, despite firmly opposing the move initially.  Here's her blog post on the matter, posted Wednesday e... Read More...

As the criticism continues to mount, Amanda Palmer is firmly defending her decision to court volunteer, unpaid, 'professional-ish' musicians on her current tour. But the cost to pay for these musicians across a... Read More...

Can you get away this anymore, especially after hitting the Kickstarter lottery? Apparently not: after soliciting for dozens of volunteer, 'professional-ish,' unpaid musicians to join her recently-started tour,... Read More...

Are shows becoming seriously dangerous places? Granted, this wasn't a Yanni concert, but it seems that deaths and injuries are becoming a lot more common at festivals and shows alike. This situation dates back ... Read More...

Could there be a starker commentary on America right now? Try this for income inequality: it turns out that Madonna's older brother Anthony Ciccone is now sleeping under a bridge in Traverse City, Michigan, aft... Read More...