In the wake of the Page Six scandal, there's been a lot of talk in the media about what subjects or their p.r. reps offer writers in exchange for coverage — or no coverage, in the case of Page Six. Here's a new-old phenomenon in that dance: tickets for music journalists.

According to High Times editor-at-large Steve Bloom, the management for the Black Crowes recently denied his request for a complimentary ("comp") ticket for an upcoming show, in advance of a cover story he was working on for Relix. When Bloom prodded, then asked around, he found the "no-comp" policy is not only rare, it pisses other music journalists, like the Daily News' pop music critic Jim Farber, right off:

"I can confirm that the Black Crowes do not give press tickets. It works out for us, because we're sick of covering them anyway."

"They hate the press," Farber adds. "I can't think of another band who [doesn't provide press tickets]. They enjoy connecting directly with the fans. They don't want anybody in between. It gives them a mystique."

And makes covering them, ahem, "twice as hard."

Black Crowes' Media Black-Out [bloomingideas]