You knew this was going to happen: Eagles fans are going after Taylor Swift
The Super Bowl is always a circus, but when you add in the Kansas City Chiefs (the most hated team in the league) and the Philadelphia Eagles (the most hated
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Uncharted: Music and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 007: The Linkin Park cyberstalker
There have been many studies into the different types of music fans. They can be broken down into four types. At the bottom of the pyramid are people who aren’t
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The Fan Alliance is here to recruit you
Have you ever considered the roles fans can play in supporting musicians? There’s a new organization that aims to bring fans together to help educate and advocate on behalf of
Read MoreWho are some of the biggest scalpers of Taylor Swift tickets? Taylor Swift fans.
Ever since tickets for the Eras tour went on sale last year, Taylor Swift fans have been moaning about how they’re not able to get into the shows because (a)
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Ongoing History Daily: The gift of cow
It’s not uncommon for fans to present their favourite artist with some kind of gift as a token of appreciation. It’s usually something modest, but not in the case of
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An important update on the CFNY Spirit of Radio documentary: How you can be in the movie.
Back in November, a group of us began work on a documentary that will detail the Spirit of Radio years of CFNY-FM/Toronto (now known as The Edge), that period between
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Depeche Mode’s odd photo service
Back in 1983, Brian McDonnell of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was a massive Depeche Mode fan. That year, he went to a gig at Ulster Hall. At one point in the
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: The litigious states of America
Being in a band can be a lot more complicated than you might realize. One thing all successful groups have is a good lawyer to get them out of jams.
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This is worrisome: The looming crisis in music fandom
Back in the day, you were either into an artist or you were not. You bought albums and singles, went to shows, and maybe had a t-shirt or two. But
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It’s really, really expensive to be a fan of Eminem. Let me explain.
With the collapse of physical music formats, artists have had to find alternate revenue streams. Some, like Eminem and a few others, have made it very expensive for fans to,
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Ongoing History Daily: Radiohead’s weirdest fan?
Over the course of their existence, Radiohead has attracted some of the most rabid and strange groupies in music. For example, a fan once asked guitarist Colin Greenwood for an
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