Daniel Kohn

In light of the surprising news over the reasons Beyonce fired her longtime manager (and longtime father for that matter) Mathew Knowles, we remembered a time when scummy managers were not only the norm, but expected. Here are the Top 10 Managers in Music History Who Fucked Over Their Clients......

WHO: Eddie Vedder WHERE: The Wiltern WHEN: 7/8/11 There are many points over Eddie Vedder's 20-year plus music career where he's had moments of clarity. However, living in a crummy apartment in San Diego, he realized enough was enough. "It was at this point I knew I had to get......

From the mixed up files of the Jackson family of Gary comes yet another doozy. As we all know, LaToya tends to be the kookiest of all things Jackson, and that's saying something. From her outlandish comments to her failed music career to her Playboy pictorials, LaToya has managed to......

Yes, yes, the '90s have gone the way of the flannel shirt, BUT they are making a comeback faster than you can say "Citizen Dick" (the Day-Glo '80s could only interest newborn hipsters for so long). That being said, the drummer of the fictional band from Singles, the one and......

Somehow a person with a shitload of money decided to plunk down $1.8 million (think Dr. Evil voice) for Michael Jackson's iconic "Thriller" jacket this past weekend, which marked the two year anniversary of his death. We won't speak on the fact that the proud new owner, Milton Verret, plans......

Music studios create magic -- that much we know. However, when a band is able to convert its supersized amphitheater show into 250-person capacity venue (which is smaller than The Troubadour FYI), that's what makes this night more special than the average gig. (That and the $125 price tag). And......

It began with a MySpace message. Three Rancho Cucamonga teenagers who called themselves "Tha Boogie" were starting their music careers, and took to the social networking site to post some of their newest recordings for anyone to hear. But there was one man in particular they wanted to listen: award-winning......

WHO: Robert Plant and The Band of Joy WHERE: The Greek Theater WHEN: 4/23/11 If you came to the Greek on Saturday night expecting to a hear a half-assed, run-of-the-mill set of Led Zeppelin covers, well, you have another month until Jason Bonham's "Led Zeppelin Experience" rolls through town (shame......

Los Angeles-based indie-pop rockers and hipster darlings Saint Motel are going to Vegas, baby! The band's taking its theatrics to a select group of co-eds at the Palms--the kind of select group that migrates to MTV's Spring Break. In a town where there are no guarantees, the closest thing to......