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Weekly survey: How many subscriptions to streaming entertainment services do you have?

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Apple TV, Audio, Disney, Netflix, Spotify, Subscriptions, Video

I’ve got subscription fatigue. It’s a different kind of Long Covid, one that has its roots in the months of

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, July 13, 2021

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anti-Vaxxers, Apple TV, Blink-182, Canada's Walk of Fame, Cancer, Cardi B, Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons, K-Pop, Mark Hoppus, Netflix, NFL, NFTs, Nightclubs, Podcasts, Radio, Super Mario, Voice Cloning, YouTube

That’s a little too much for a Super Mario 64 game, don’t you think? Now let’s switch to music news

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Random music news for Monday, April 26, 2021

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aaron Sorkin, Apple TV, EDM, Electric Guitar, Elon Musk, Eminem, Guy Oseary, Iceland, Johnny Lydon, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, New Zealand, NFTs, Paulina Porizkova, Radio, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ric Ocasek, Sisters with Transistors, SNL, Space, Spotify, U2, UFOs

Before we begin, please give it up for this rooster who gave it his all. Now go out there are

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, May 11, 2018

May 11, 2018May 10, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Apple Music, Apple TV, Chris Brown, Doug Ford, Eurovision, Google, NSYNC, Podcasts, Rihanna, Royal Wedding, Stanley Kubrick, Tinnitus, YouTube

I’m in London UK for the next week leading a tour of rock’n’roll landmarks for a group of Flight Centre

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Gadgets 

So What Did Apple Announce Today? Quite a Lot, Actually.

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Apple TV, Apple Watch, iPhone, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus

Apple broke in the brand new Steve Jobs Theatre at the new spaceship-shaped campus today by busting out some new

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Television 

Is Apple About to Buy HBO? Maybe.

January 18, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple TV, HBO

Here’s an interesting piece from Time Mulligan and Music Industry Blog. Could it happen? As opportunities go, it doesn’t get

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, September 10, 2015

September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple Music, Apple TV, Billie Holiday, Bon Scott, Donald Trump, Hoax, Justin Bieber, Michael Stipe, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, Super Mario, Survivor

The squirrels are back to tease the bull terriers in the back yard. There will be no peace. And now,

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Music News 

Geeks&Beats Podcast, Episode 106: Give Me a Stevejob

May 13, 2015May 12, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1986, 3D printers, Apple TV, Apple Watch, British Invasion, erotica, Gene Simmons, Hip-hop, Keurig, KISS, L’Oreal, Michael Jackson, Pinball, Pop Music, Roku 3, Volkswagen

For this show, Michael had his usual glass of scotch but I was relegated to a bottle of cranberry juice

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, March 17, 2015

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple TV, Blues Brothers, Dan Ackroyd, Dave Stewart, Drake, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, PIxies, Robert Plant, Sinead O'Connor, Thom Wilson, U2

No, I do NOT want to play Candy Crush Saga with you. Ever. STOP ASKING. The Pixies are touring with

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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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