Ongoing History Daily: A very weird U2 lawsuit
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 Daily: Radiohead’s irregular passports
Getting in and out of foreign countries can be one of the biggest hassles any musician will ever face. Radiohead
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More Developments in the Manchester Concert Bombing
The news keeps coming about the Manchester concert bombing. The UK paused for a minute of silence today at 11
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Fighting Bots with Military Intelligence: PerimeterX
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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I Hate We Have to Ask This Question: How Do We Keep Clubs and Music Venues Safer?
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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An Excellent Question: How Much Will Concert Security Cost After the Paris Attacks?
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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The NWA Movie Opens Today. There’s Heightened Security. Why Some People Think That’s a Problem.
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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This Russian Hacker Had an Opportunity to Do Music a Favour–And Didn’t.
A coder from Russia named Kamil Hismatullin was playing around with YouTube when he discovered a hack that apparently made
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How Concerts Are Being Made Safer
When I started going to gigs in the 1970s, concert security in my hometown consisted of hiring the local motorcycle
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