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Random music news for Thursday, January 28, 2021

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Beats, Brexit, Dad Rock, Dave Grohl, Ecstasy, Eddie Van Halen, Phil Collins, Podcasting, Psylicibin, Sloan, Spotify

Need a nap after lunch? You will be doing your boss a favour (and yourself, too). I have a quick

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Random music news for Saturday, November 21, 2020

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Beatles, Beats, Celine Dion, Christmas 2020, Dischord, Karaoke, Liam Gallagher, Lil Pump, NFL, Ringo Starr, Simpsons, Taylor Swift, The Voice, Wilco

If you’re a fan of The Simpsons, you’ll appreciate this. And meanwhile, back in Russia… Once you’re done watching that

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Random music news for Friday, October 16, 2020

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beats, Christopher Cross, Concerts, Danny Carey, David Crosby, Eddie Van Halen, Festivals, Gene Simmons, Nextmag, Phil Collins, Prison Music, Sony, Streaming, TikTok, Tom Wilson, Tool, Van Halen

I could use a face mask like this. We all could. And we can also use some music news for

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Random music news for Wednesday, July 8, 2020

July 8, 2020July 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beats, Bob Rae, Bubba Wallace, Bush, Coronavirus, COVID-19, David Johansen, Live, Madonna, Martin Scorsese, Pete Best, Rage Against the Machine, Ringo Starr, Spotify, STP, TikTok, Touring

If things get much worse, you may want to invest in one of these. Think about that as you peruse

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Random music news for Thursday, March 22, 2018

March 22, 2018March 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Beats, Buffalo, Ed Sheeran, Footloose, James Corden, Joshua Tree, Justin Timberlake, Konnie Planck, Manchester United, MilleXZials, Monster, NRA, Podcasts, Rick James, Shaggy, Smart Speakers, U2, William Shatner

Captain Kirk turns 87 today. Happy birthday, William Shatner. One online meme says that since Donald Trump loves appointing TV

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Is Apple working on a new line of high-quality headphones?

February 26, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Airpods, Apple, Beats, Headphones, HomePod

When Apple bought Beats for more than $3 billion in 2014, they acquired the entire line of Beats headphones, which

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Random Music News for Saturday, November 18, 2017

November 18, 2017November 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baidu, Beats, Game Shows, Headphones, Jack White, Smart Speakers, Sonos, Third Man Records, Tidal, Tragically Hip

On this day in 1963, the first push-button telephone went into service. And in music news for November 18… The

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Random Music News for Tuesday, September 5, 2017

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Adele, Beats, Bon Scott, Brian Wilson, Burning Man, Ed Sheeran, FM Chip, Hurricane Harvey, Liam Gallagher, Midnight Oil, Music sales, Nextradio, Opera, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Goss

Back to work. Back to school. But at least pumpkin spice latte is back. And now, the music news for

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Rumour Mill: Apple To Unveil Voice-Activated Home Speaker

May 5, 2017May 4, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments AirPlay, Apple, Beats, Home, Speaker, Technology

Home technology has been advancing at quite the clip over the past couple years, and it looks like Apple is

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Random Music News for Thursday, September 22, 2016

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, BBC, Beats, Donald Trump, DPRK, Dr. Dre, Michael Jackson, North Korea, Prince, Salesforce.com, SL-1200, U2

And just like that, it’s autumn. Here’s some music news. Interesting: BBC Radio 1 wants to become “the Netflix of

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The Weird Story of the Founding of Beats Headphones

September 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beats, Headphones

I have more headphones and earbuds than I’ll ever need–and there isn’t a Beats model among them. I have no

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