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One of the dumbest 5G conspiracy theories involves a guitar pedal

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Boss Metal Zone, Conspiracy Theories

Tinfoil hat types insist that 5G is dangerous. To hear these conspiracy weirdos talk, 5G will cause radiation poisoning, spreads

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, December 10, 2020

December 10, 2020December 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Cardi B, David Lee Roth, Larry Mestel, Livestreams, Long Tail, Monolith, Motorhead, Nostalgia, Pinawa, Primary Wave, Psychedelics, Rappers, Talking Heads, Trapt, Van Halen, Verizon

Before we begin, you may be happy to know that Canada now has its own mysterious monolith. It’s in rural

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, April 7, 2020

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Soundgarden, Streaming, VIcky Cornell

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for coronavirus. I’d hate to have been the person to give

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, February 14, 2020

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Backstreet Boys, Cassettes, CBD, Corona Virus, Covd-10, Cure, Justin Bieber, Martin Scorsese, Ozzy, Robert Smith, Scooter Braun, Sean Spicer, Slowthai, Stephen Street, Wu-Tang Clan

In case you missed it, the corona virus now has an official name: Covid-19. While you ponder that, here’s music

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, September 4, 2019

September 4, 2019September 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Andy Summers, Clowns, Japan, Jay Z, Leica, Liam Gallagher, Music sales, NFL, Photography, Podcasts, R. Kelly, Satellite Radio, Toilets

Twenty-one years ago today, Google was founded. How long did it take before “google” became a verb? Moving on to

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Random music news for Saturday, June 1, 2019

June 1, 2019May 31, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Ariana Grande, Audoo, Corey Taylor, Elton John, Piracy, Rod Stewart, Spice Girls, Tom Petty

June already. It would be nice if spring finally arrived in some parts of Canada. On to music news for

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 20, 2019

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4/20, 5G, Afghanistan, Airpods, Childish Gambino, Danzig, Death Metal, Donald Glover, Elvis Presley, Jimmy Page, KISS, Kodak Black, Music Recommendations

It’s the first legal 4/20 in Canada. Kinda feels different given that every day is 4/20 in this country, doesn’t

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Random music news for Thursday, April 4, 2019

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, ABBA, Brexit, Britney Spears, Deepfakes, Facebook, Game of Thrones, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Red Bull, Soundcloud, Twitter

On this day in 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed a new company called Microsoft. I hear it’s done

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Random music news for Tuesday, March 5, 2019

March 5, 2019March 4, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, AI, Amazon Echo, Chrissy Steele, India, iPhone, Junos, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Qrates, Spotify, Tim Berners-Lee, Young Dolph

If you’re into computers and don’t know about the Sinclair ZX81 (which was launched on this day in 1981), look

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Random music news for Tuesday, January 15, 2019

January 15, 2019January 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Apple, CES, Chumbawamba, Classical Music, iPhone, Lady Gaga, R. Kelly, Samsung, Super Bowl, Tidal, Travis Scott, Twisted Sister, Twitter, Universal Music, Vivendi, YouTube

Okay, okay! I’ll take the Christmas tree down this weekend. I’ve been busy doing things like gathering music news. Here’s

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Geeks&Beats 

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 205: 5G is coming for you!

October 24, 2018October 31, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Intel

A technological revolution is literally almost here and you probably didn’t even know it. Why 5G wireless is about more

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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