{"id":14798,"date":"2016-06-24T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=14798"},"modified":"2018-08-09T17:09:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T21:09:49","slug":"news-roundup-ticketmaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/news-roundup-ticketmaster\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS ROUNDUP: Ticketmaster, LA Weekly, &#038; Guitar Pedal Sneakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/nr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14807\" src=\"http:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/nr.jpg\" alt=\"nr\" width=\"1092\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/nr.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/nr-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/nr-768x703.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/nr-1024x938.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1092px) 100vw, 1092px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Ticketmaster Is Still The Worst<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Those outrageous \u201cservice fees\u201d that get tacked on to each concert ticket you buy resulted in a $386 million class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster. You would think that would mean there would be no more fees, but instead, customers were informed that they would have access to ticket vouchers in their account and discount codes worth- wait for it- \u201ca $2.25 credit on a future online ticket purchase of primary tickets.\u201d You can use up to two of these per transaction, but many customers are having trouble accessing them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Of course, you could take advantage of the free tickets the company is offering to make up for their sketchy business practices, if you want to see artists such as The Kidz Bop Kids or an Elton John tribute band. Granted, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/6\/21\/11992004\/ticketmaster-best-free-shows-tickets\" target=\"_blank\">there are some cool shows available,<\/a> but as other sites have noted, shows are only available in 19 states.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Sky Ferreria vs LA Weekly<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The super-gross Sky Ferreria \u201cthinkpiece\u201d caused a lot of negative reactions on the internet; personally, it\u2019s one of the most misogynist things I\u2019ve ever read, though it inspired a pretty funny satire where Tom Hawking <a href=\"http:\/\/flavorwire.com\/580860\/john-lennons-sex-appeal-is-what-rock-music-needs-right-now\" target=\"_blank\">rewrote the article with John Lennon as the subject.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><em>LA Weekly<\/em> has apologized for trying to be edgy with the article, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laweekly.com\/music\/about-that-sky-ferreira-piece-it-crossed-the-line-and-were-sorry-7043581\" target=\"_blank\">has decided <\/a>to leave it online as a \u201ctopic of discussion, or outrage, or as a cautionary tale about how not to write about a female recording artist in 2016.\u201d Pretty sure that nearly every other writer already knows that, but thanks for clarifying guys.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sky Ferreira - You&#039;re Not the One on Letterman 11.25.13 (1080p)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gLVqS09IkPw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Watch J Mascis Test A Wah-Wah Pedal Shoe<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hey musicians, Converse has gotten use one step closer to not having to carry around a bunch of pedals- just put them on your feet! The \u201cAll Wah\u201d shoe allows you to plug directly into a Converse sneaker, and uses Bluetooth and microsensor technology to determine the position of your foot. Watch J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr test it out below:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BkF7Mq1ZUR0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AudioFemme&#8217;s weekly news coverage featuring stories from Ticketmaster, that sexist Sky Ferreria piece, and guitar pedal shoes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":14810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[357],"tags":[4076,1132,4140,4728],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/music-news.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14798"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14798"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14811,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14798\/revisions\/14811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}