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Random Music News for Tuesday, January 10, 2017

January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, AM Radio, Amazon, Donald Trump, George Michael, Hugh's Room, Noel Gallagher, North Korea, Pussy Riot, Record Store Day, SL-1200, Spotify, TeamRock, Technics, Turntables, U2, Vladimir Putin

One year ago today, we woke up to the news of Bowie’s death. Goddammit, that still makes me sad. And

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Random Music News for Wednesday, October 12, 2016

October 12, 2016October 12, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Apple Music, Beach Slang, Chance the Rapper, Corus, Disco, Donald Trump, Engelbert Humperdinck, Jimmy Iovine, Justin Bieber, Prince, Rod Stewart, System of a Down, Vinyl

The first of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was published on this day in 1979. And now, in

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Random Music News for Thursday, June 16, 2016

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4S, AM Radio, Apple Music, Beatles, Murder, Napster, Nirvana, Pyrexia, Rhapsody, Smash Mouth, Trent Reznor, YouTube

My barbeque needs cleaning. It’s disgusting. And now in music news… Ex-frontman of a metal band called Pyrexia has been

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Random Music News for Monday, May 16, 2016

May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Apple Music, Beatles, Beyonce, Billy Corgan, Courtney Love, Drake, Fender, Kanye West, Macklemore, Obama, Opera, Radiohead, Stephen King

Now in Hong Kong, but the music news never stops. Courtney Love will star in a film called The Possibilities

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Random Music News for Tuesday, September 2015

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Beatles, Billy Holiday, Ed Sheeran, Eric Schmidt, Google, Hologram, iPhone 6s, Kill Your Friends, Ozzy, Pay As You Coding, Theo Fleury, U2

Today’s music news comes from Singapore where the haze from Indonesian forest fires is so thick that they’re closing schools

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The Ongoing Troubles of AM Radio

September 4, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio

AM radio is in trouble. Yes, there are still plenty of individual AM stations doing well in places like Toronto,

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Can We (Should We) Save AM Radio?

February 14, 2014February 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, FCC, Technology

AM radio is the oldest form of broadcasting, dating back more than a hundred years.  Amplitude modulation has served us

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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