Random music news for Thursday, June 13, 2019
Off to Ottawa today for the next round of dates in my spring speaking tour. Maybe I’ll see you there. Meanwhile, here’s music news for June 13, 2019. Sarah McLachlan will perform “O
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Random music news for Friday, April 12, 2019
The first-ever space shuttle launch happened on this day in 1981 as STS-1. It was Columbia–but we all know what eventually happened there. Moving to music news for April 12, 2019… A week
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Today is Facebook’s 15th birthday. In music news for February 4, 2019… Why is this music festival sending out invitations using potatoes? You heard me. A coffee table book from Tool’s Danny Carey?
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Here’s the Amazon Alexa Super Bowl commercial
I wonder how much it cost Amazon to get Harrison Ford appear in this Alexa Super Bowl commercial? Meh. Jeff Bezos can afford it. Like that? Then check out these weird beta tests.
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I promise to take down the Christmas tree this weekend. Promise. Or at least as soon as I finish with music news for January 18, 2019. Hang on: Colin Kaepernick did NOT give
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, January 10, 2019
It’s tough getting back into the swing of things after the holidays, isn’t it? But now that we’re into double digits in January, things are starting to feel like we’re back to normal
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Just what we need: An Alexa-powered toilet
Here at CES in Las Vegas, you can always count on finding lifestyle products that no one needs. The best example I’ve seen so far is Kohler’s Alexa-enabled toilet. You read that correctly.
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, December 29, 2018
That damn “Can you feel it?” jingle from the Amazon commercial keeps going through my head. And now it’s going through yours. Sorry about that. Try and purge it by concentrating on music
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Stuck for a gift idea? How about an Alexa-powered twerking teddy bear?
Meet Gemmy’s teddy bear, a plush toy that will twerk to the beat of songs and will lip-sync responses from Alexa. That includes when Alexa reminds you about things like calendar events and
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, December 10, 2018
On this day in 1901, the first Nobel Prize ceremony was held. That’s a big ancient, so here’s something more current: music news for December 10, 2018. Six people died in a stampede
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, December 8, 2018
Hopping over to the NE Caribbean Command Centre for the next week. I will, however, remain on guard for any music news. Here’s what I can report for Saturday, December 8, 2018. Here
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