UPRAWR Podcast

AEG is one of the most powerful companies in live entertainment, but the story behind it starts far away from concerts, festivals and arenas.

In this episode, we look at how billionaire Philip Anschutzbuilt a fortune through oil, railways and telecommunications before turning his attention to sport and live music, creating the company that would become Live Nation’s biggest global rival.

We break down the rise of AEG, its ownership of some of theworld’s biggest venues, its acquisition of Goldenvoice, the growth of Coachella, the transformation of the Millennium Dome into The O2, its involvement in Michael Jackson’s This Is It shows, and the creation of AXS

This is the story of AEG, the billionaire behind it, and thebattle to control live music.

Live Nation has grown from a concert promoter into one of the most powerful companies in the global music industry
In this episode, we look back at how it became so dominant, its merger with Ticketmaster, its influence over venues, tours and ticketing, and ask the big question: does Live Nation now have too much control over live music?

Korda Marshall has spent more than 40 years at the heart of the music industry, helping shape the careers of some of the biggest artists ofthe last few decades. From signing Take That and backing Muse, to working withThe Darkness, James Blunt, Green Day and many more, his career has been built on spotting the potential that other people often missed
In this episode, Korda talks about being fired before Take That became huge, using the payout to launch Infectious Records, discovering Muse while they were still teenagers, passing on Radiohead, and hearing American Idiot before it was released
He also breaks down what A&R actually does, why great artists still get overlooked, and what it really takes to recognise a hit before the rest of the world catches up.

This week on the UPRAWR Podcast, we sit down with MarkSutherland, former editor of NME, Melody Maker, Billboard and Music Week, andnow co-host of The Money Trench.
Mark takes us inside the 90s music press, when magazinescould make or break bands, NME covers changed careers, and Britpop ruled the UKbefore the bubble burst.
We talk Napster, illegal downloads, the collapse of the oldmusic industry, and how he started the money music trench podcast which is just about to celebrate it’s 100th episode!
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Pearce Macca from The Clause joins us to talk about the reality of being in a UK indie band.
From getting signed by Universal at 19 and being dropped during Covid, to selling out the O2 Academy independently, Macca breaks down the highs, lows and brutal financial truth of chasing the band dream.
We talk major labels, Spotify, touring, selling 16,000 tickets, the Birmingham music scene, Oasis, and why The Clause kept going when everything fell apart.
 
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