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Random music news for Wednesday, August 3, 2022

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chuck D, Documentary, Hip-hop, Music and Memories, PBS

Today is my parents 65th wedding anniversary. Yay, mom and dad! I put together this round of music news for

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Why musicians need to pay close attention to the data that’s available to them.

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Analytics, Canadian Musician, Data, Metadata

[Musicians have more information at their fingertips than ever before. But how should one use this data to advance their

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What’s the most-used word in rock lyrics?

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Hip-hop, Lyrics, Pop, Rock

I received this email from reader Ted over the weekend: “My wife and I were sitting at the dinner table

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Adele’s entire Las Vegas residency is canceled–and there’s behind-the-scenes drama. (UPDATING AS THINGS DEVELOP)

January 25, 2022January 28, 2022 Alan Cross 15 Comments Adele, Cancellation, Las Vegas

I can’t imagine the insurance implications and box office headaches this causes. And those fans who spend thousands to get

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Looking for another way to discover new music? Try GNOD.

July 3, 2021July 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, GNOD, Music Discovery, Music Map

Gnod stands for “Global Network of Discovery,” which promises “Let’s use the latest technological advances to make us all discover

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It’s really beginning to look like Tom DeLonge can blow the lid off the mystery of UFOs

May 30, 2021May 31, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments blink-192, Harry Reid, Tom DeLonge, UAPs, UFOs

One of the reasons Tom DeLonge quit Blink-182 was that he wanted to spend more time uncovering what’s really going

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Will Ferrell gets an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Academy Awards, Best Original Song, Eurovision, Husavik, Oscars, Rachael McAdams, Will Ferrell

If you scroll down through the nominations for the 2021 Oscars that were announced this morning, you’ll find something refreshingly

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What makes a good driving song? Let’s explore that with Tom Cochrane.

March 14, 2021March 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Driving songs, Tom Cochrane

[This a column I contributed to the Toronto Star Wheels section this weekend. -AC] It may seem like a distant

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Random music news for Thursday, December 17, 2020

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Cardi B, Forbes, Hives, Jay-Z, Lorde, Offset, Radio

Yep. That’s about right. No worries. On to the next court. pic.twitter.com/xR2vA0FRzS — Brown Eyed Susan (@smc429) December 15, 2020

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A little coffee house outside of Ottawa is managing to stage live gigs. Here are photos from the Whitehorse show

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ross MacDonald, Whitehorse

[Ross MacDonald is fascinated with Neat Coffee Shop outside of Ottawa and its ability to stage safe COVID-era concerts. The

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Now Playing – @theobgms – The Ends

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Andrew Dick 0 Comments

Punk fans rejoice: 2020 is not a total loss! Case in point – Toronto punk band The OBGMs released their

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