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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, December 22, 2020

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Streaming

Why is wearing a mask such a big deal to so many people? Let’s move to music news for December

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Gadgets Music News 

This is good: More young people are getting into high-end audio

July 22, 2018July 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Audiophiles, High Fidelity

Regular readers will know that I routine whinge and kvetch about how too many people are missing out on the

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Tech 

Google is working on a way to search audio online starting with podcasts

April 27, 2018April 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Google, Search

If you’re looking for anything text-based, Google’s the place to go. Need an image? No problem. Video? You can probably find

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Music News 

“Why I Listen to Records. It Has Nothing to Do with Sound Quality.”

May 17, 2017May 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Records, Vinyl

After months of building, my new home office is almost 100% functional. One of the last things I have to

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Music Industry 

Are We Entering a New Golden Age of Audio?

July 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio

TechCrunch spent a little time musing on the nature of audio in our lives today. Audio, the spoken word, is

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WTF? 

A Collection of Spooky Sounds

May 10, 2015May 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Weird

Looking for some real audio weirdness? Start with these creepy dolls once marketed by Thomas Edison. There’s more at Open

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Music News 

Wednesday Timesuck: The Strangest Sounds in the World

April 22, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, illusions, Neuroscience, tritone paradox

If you’re looking to kill some time at work today, explore this article from the BBC which seeks to explains

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Gadgets 

Are These the Best Albums for Testing Audio Systems?

October 24, 2014 Alan Cross 2 Comments Audio, HiFi, High Fiidelity, Speakers

When I was a kid, I used to go around to all the stereo shops in Winnipeg pretending to shop

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Music Industry 

Where Do Big Stars Get Their Concert Sound Equipment? From a Tiny Town in Pennsylvania.

August 9, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Audio, Concerts, Lilitz, Sound Systems

How did a town of 9,400 people in Pennsylvania Dutch country become one of the most important centres in the concert

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Tech 

Twitter is Going to Try to Get into the Music Game–Again.

June 24, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Music, Speech, Twitter

Twitter Music sounded like a great idea, but then the whole thing crashed, burned and was killed. Now, as Twitter

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Music Industry 

Interesting Survey on How Much Audio People Consume Each Day

June 18, 2014June 18, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Radio LIstening, SiriusXM, Streaming Music Services

This is an American study conducted by Edison Media Research, but there’s gotta be something we can extrapolate for Canada,

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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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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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