Random music news for Monday, June 30, 2025
This is the last thing a NASA spacecraft saw before flying into Saturn. Cool. (Via Larry) Music news for June 30, 2025, is nowhere near as ominous. More music news?
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Random music news for Friday, October 4, 2024
Uber is now offering safaris in South Africa. Just US$200, too, which is a bargain. Music news for October 4, 2024, is free. More music news? Go here. BONUS: How
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A brief introduction to the history of scalping concert tickets
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There are few things more frustrating to a music fan than being shut out of a sold-out concert only to see
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Anyone seen any signs of pumpkin spice latte creep? It’s been coming sooner and sooner each year… Skip that for now. Here’s music news for August 17, 2021. Not entirely
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Ontario’s proposed concert ticket legislation is dumb and doomed to fail
After a couple of years of consultations, the Ontario Government’s legislation regarding tickets for concerts, sporting events, and theatre productions goes into effect July 1. And it’s all headed towards
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Random music news for Thursday, April 19, 2018
If you’re in Toronto, I’m holding another one of my Music Tech meetups TONIGHT at the Toronto Reference Library. There’s free food and drink, but we need you to RSVP
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Happy International Women’s Day! Remember that as you peruse the music news for March 8, 2018 There will be one final Cranberries album with Dolores O’Riordan. This kid was messing
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Ticket Scalping Won’t Ever Go Away. Here’s Why.
The history of scalping tickets to events goes back more than hundred years and perhaps even longer. Can’t you imagine touts outside the Globe Theatre the night a new play
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Newport Folk Festival Still Rocking the (Ticket Selling) Boat
The Newport Folk Festival is legendary. Not only is the place where Bob Dylan plugged in and went electric, it’s the longest running festival in the United States, attended annually
Read MoreThe UK Gets More Serious About Abuse in the Concert Ticket World
The whole planet has a problem with concert tickets. How can we make sure that robots don’t elbow us meatbags out of the way when it comes to buying tickets
Read MoreHow Secondary Ticket Sellers Get Around Ticketmaster’s Credit Card Pickup Rule
If you’ve ever bought tickets for a concert on Ticketmaster, you may have run across the following caution: All tickets are restricted to Box Office Pick Up, DAY-OF-SHOW only. No
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