By all accounts, Comic-Con 2010 was another smashing success last week with soaring attendance and a plethora of big stars. And by “all accounts”, I am of course referring to my geeky cousin and his best friend, who fly half way across the country every July to gawk at Kristen Kreuk.

Unfortunately, Chaotic Content did not trek (no pun intended) down the golden coast to San Diego for this year’s convention. We budgeted for just one trade show this summer, and we picked the geographically closer and Klingon-free E3 (Read our E3 blog). But thank goodness for TV Guide. For those that missed Comic-Con like we did, check out TV Guide’s “Seen and Heard at Comic-Con 2010”…It really is almost like being there! Almost.

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The live music business has taken a huge hit this summer, with one high profile concert after another being cancelled or postponed. Industry experts blame the poor economy, rising ticket prices, and worsening traffic in urban areas. Live Nation, which controls and promotes the majority of summer touring for top artists, reportedly has had to cancel over 200 concerts already, and the peak of summer hasn’t even arrived yet. Being huge live music fans ourselves, we sincerely hope this is just part of the cyclical nature of the industry and that things turn around very soon.

See which major artists have had to cancel their tour dates

Read more about Live Nation’s summer woes

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