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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: A very weird U2 lawsuit

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Deaf, France, Insurance, Lawsuit, Security, U2

When a band goes on tour, they can never, ever be too careful. Same thing goes for promoters. If there’s

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Radiohead’s irregular passports

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creep, Israel, Ongoing History, Radiohead, Security

Getting in and out of foreign countries can be one of the biggest hassles any musician will ever face.  Radiohead

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Music News 

More Developments in the Manchester Concert Bombing

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anastacia, Ariana Grande, Bono, Broken Social Scene, Katy Perry, Live Nation, Manchester, RAF, Security, Syria

The news keeps coming about the Manchester concert bombing. The UK paused for a minute of silence today at 11

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Tech 

Fighting Bots with Military Intelligence: PerimeterX

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 Amber Healy 1 Comment Bots, hackers, PerimeterX, Security, ticket scalpers

The war on ticket-scalping bots just got a powerful new ally: a security outfit backed by military intelligence dedicated to

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Music Industry 

I Hate We Have to Ask This Question: How Do We Keep Clubs and Music Venues Safer?

June 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Orlando, Security, violence

How many times have you been to a place of music only to have a pat-down, your bags searched and

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Music Industry 

An Excellent Question: How Much Will Concert Security Cost After the Paris Attacks?

November 20, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bataclan, Concerts, Paris, Security

From the second the Paris attacks began, concert promoters and venue operators worldwide went “Uh-oh. This is gonna be bad.”

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Movies 

The NWA Movie Opens Today. There’s Heightened Security. Why Some People Think That’s a Problem.

August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bio-pic, NWA, Police, Security, Straight Outta Compton

The long-awaited (and well-reviewed) NWA bio-pic, Straight Outta Compton, opens today and Los Angeles is on edge. According to showbiz

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Music News 

This Russian Hacker Had an Opportunity to Do Music a Favour–And Didn’t.

April 4, 2015April 3, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Google, Justin Bieber, Kamil Hismatullin, Music VIdeos, Security, YouTube

A coder from Russia named Kamil Hismatullin was playing around with YouTube when he discovered a hack that apparently made

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Music Industry 

How Concerts Are Being Made Safer

December 13, 2014December 13, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Security

When I started going to gigs in the 1970s, concert security in my hometown consisted of hiring the local motorcycle

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