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Random music news for Saturday, June 27, 2020

June 27, 2020June 26, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Adele, Anthrax, Body Count, Bourbon, Dance Music, Elton John, Glastonbury, Ice-T, Infotainment Systems, Justin Bieber, Pharrell Williams, Sammy Hagar, Tool

Tiger King: The smartphone game (and it’s from Carole Baskin; I wonder if the goal is to find her husband?)

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Rock is NOT dead or dying. These global stats prove it.

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dance Music, Rock

A new music industry study called the IMS Business Report took a look at a wide range of stats to

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WTF? 

Nuns just want to have fun?

October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dance Music, Nuns, Rave

Who says nuns can’t go to a rave? Not in Poland. (Via Danny)

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Music Industry 

What are the most danceable songs of all time? Let’s ask computer science.

July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dance Music, Danceable

There’s a school of thought that says if you break anything down into the correct number of data points, you

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, September 14, 2017

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Asia, Audible.com, Carly Rae Jepson, Dance Music, Emma Blackery, Foo Fighters, Grant Hart, Husker Du, iPhone X, Janet Jackson, Justin Bieber, Marilyn Manson, Mark Ronson, Shoegaze, Tupac

It was on this day in 2000 that Microsoft released Windows ME. I know I installed it, but I just

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Why is Dance Music Getting Slower?

September 10, 2017September 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments BPM, Dance Music

If you’ve been clubbing over the past several years, you may have noticed that as new music comes out, it’s

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Music Industry 

Hip Hop and Dance Dominate Streaming Era. But Why?

August 23, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Dance Music, Hip-hop, Rock, Streaming

For a great read about how the relationship with technology differs with rock music and hip hop and dance, you

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, November 25, 2015

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Jones, Adele, Albania, Autre Ne Veut, Dance Music, Ed Sheeran, Five Finger Death Punch, Isolated Vocals, Justin Bieber, Ketamine, Protest Songs, Ronela Hajati, Tool

Much of yesterday’s music news was written and posted aboard Lufthansa LH470, a 747-400 equipped with FlyNet, the airline’s satellite-delivered

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Cool! 

If You Don’t Like House Music, You’ll Appreciate This

October 2, 2015October 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dance Music, House

House music? Not my thing, if I’m honest. This guy feels the same way about house and just about every

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Music Industry 

Dance Music and EDM: Big and Getting Bigger

September 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Calvin Harris, Dance Music, EDM

If you’re a fan of dancing, you may want to know what the New York Times thinks about the various

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Music History 

The Gay Origins of Dance Music

June 10, 2014June 10, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dance Culture, Dance Music, Gay Culture, History

With WorldPride 2014 coming up in Toronto later this month, this is a good time to look back on how

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