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The new visa fees for foreign artists are out. This is not good


When an artist wants to tour the US, they need to apply for a special visa. That application has to be made weeks and months in advance. If you show up at

These new fees apply to all foreign acts, including Canada, Mexico, the UK, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Japan, India–everyone who’s not American. This will hit small- and medium-sized venues hard because many of them depend on a steady stream of foreign acts to fill their buildings and buy beer. In every episode, Alan Cross takes you inside unbelievable true stories of crime, murder, scandal, strange deaths, unexplainable events, and the general mayhem from the music industry through the decades.

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