Verified Fan Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Taylor Swift’s tour rollout hasn’t gone very well. Let’s take a look at why.

Last month, I wrote a three-part column for GlobalNews.ca on the problems we have with concert tickets. The issues run

[Another assignment was given to current intern-in-residence, Dorothy Lee. – AC] The concert industry has been fighting against scalpers for

It’s new iPhone day. The reality distortion field has been switched on in an effort to reduce sticker shock. And

Taylor Swift’s people thought they came up with a bulletproof way of keeping the bots at bay with a new

Ticketmaster introduced their Verified Fan system a while back as a way of combating ticket-buying bots. Fans can register to

You know the drill. A hot show finally goes on sale to the general public and it instantly sells out,

Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
Mark Silver
Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
Mark Silver
Rick Chisholm in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 001 July 11, 2020
In our premiere episode we are blessed to sit down with former Vice President of Programming and Production at TSN and Executive VP Broadcasting for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Rick Chisholm. We chat with Rick about the formation of TSN, the Vancouver and London Olympics and much much more. Have a listen. The post Rick […]
Mark Silver