Random music news for Monday, September 29, 2025
This is oddly satisfying: A YouTube channel that microwaves things that should never be put into a microwave. As for music news for September 29, 2025… BONUS: You’ve heard of a circle pit
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What’s behind the new Ticketmaster probe and investigation? Let’s take a look.
People love to hate Ticketmaster, usually for the wrong reasons, but let’s not get into that right now. There are, however, reasons to be extremely suspicious of certain things. Back in 2018, a
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Xitter claims that a certain event in the news boosted downloads. Draw your own conclusions. Moving to music news for Septermber 17, 2025. BONUS: Want more bass with your music? Maybe you need
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, August 30, 2025
Here’s the next big tech thing: BCI. That stands for “brain-computer interface.” Cool or creepy? Music news for August 30, 2025, is definitely cool. BONUS: And back to guitars: Can nu-metalcore guitarist Zak
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, June 14, 2025
Today’s the day of Trump’s pity parade of the military in DC. What are the chances of someone in a chicken suit carrying a taco getting arrested/hurt/shot? It’s sad that I’m not making
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Now you can take a space selfie! (Via Rick) And down here on Earth, you can read music news for May 28, 2025. More music news? Go here. BONUS: This roller coaster is
Read MoreTicketmaster has launched “all-in” pricing in the US and once again, people have got it wrong.
Once upon a time, it was very annoying to buy a plane ticket for a very specific reason. You’d see an ad in the paper promising a trip from Toronto to Vancouver for
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, April 19, 2025
Music news for April 19, 2025, is a much safer wager. BONUS: A metal version of “Gangnam Style?” Why not? (Via Rick J)
Read MoreTicketmaster has settled a Canadian class action suit over fees. Is there something in it for you?
Back in 2018–remember those days?–Ticketmaster was hit with a $6 million class action lawsuit alleging that the company hid the prices of certain fees on tickets–specifically “drip pricing” where more fees were “deceptively
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, December 12, 2024
This might be the fastest personal PC ever built. It ain’t cheap, though. (Via Rick J) Let’s quickly get to music news for December 12, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Memories
Read MoreOne more time: Ticketmaster does NOT set the price of concert tickets!
[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] It happened twice in the last couple of weeks. The first time, it was a guest column in The Globe and Mail entitled “I fought
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