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A Christmas carol by, uh, Carols

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Carols, Deezer

This comes from Deezer, the Paris-based streaming service. How many Carols do you recognize?

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 13, 2020

May 13, 2020May 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audi, Billie Eilsh, Bryan Adams, Concerts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Deezer, Double Rainbow, Fortnite, Google, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tell, Live Nation, Metallica, Nirvana, Noel Gallager, Pink Floyd, Podcasts, Spotify, Travis McCready, Travis Scott, YouTube

Sad news. The “double Rainbow guy” has died of COVID-19. In other news, here’s what’s happening in music for May

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Random music news for Friday, May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Apple Podcasts, Brampton, Britney Spears, Deezer, Eminem, Facebook, Gene Simmons, livestreaming, Memes, Nadine Shah, Spotify, Streaming, TikTok

Here’s something everyone can use: The four SECOND workout! Get that in before you check out music news for May

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 8, 2020

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coachella, Deezer, Eddie Kramer, Elton John, Jay-Z, Lucian Grange, Radio, Spotify, Vinyl

Looking to renovate the bathroom? You might want to consider this new high-tech toilet that takes “analprints.” Think about that

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Random music news for Wednesday, March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, Bono, Cirque du Soleil, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Deezer, Elton John, Kenny Rogers, Metal, Metallica, Podcasting, Self-Isolation, TikTik

I wonder how many people working from home for the first time have yet to put on pants? Another question:

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Music Industry 

Do people listen to full albums as much as they used to? This survey says they don’t.

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Deezer, Streaming

Deezer, the France-based streaming music service, is always studying how people listen top music. They just completed a survey on

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

New study: You need to listen to 78 minutes of music each day to stay healthy

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Deezer

If you’re reading this, chances are good that you spend a lot of time listening to music, so what I’m

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Random music news for Thursday, September 12, 2019

September 12, 2019September 11, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Aaron Carter, Beatles, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Daniel Johnson, Deezer, Donald Trump, Spotify, Streaming, Taylor Swift

On this day in 1962, JFK delivered his “We will go to the moon” speech. Fast-forward 57 years to September

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Random music news for Friday, January 25, 2019

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Broken Social Scene, Concert Tickets, Deezer, Donald Trump, Fyre Festival, Jean-Michel Jarre, Mini-Golf, Music Town, Skrillex, Stream Ripping

We were almost mistakenly vaporized on this day in 1995. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed. Ponder that as you go through

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Listening to music on your way to work will make you work harder

November 23, 2018November 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Commuting, Deezer

New research commissioned by French music streaming service Deezer (Aha! Beware the potential bias of the source.) says that listening

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 25, 2018

September 25, 2018September 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bataclan, Beastie Boys, Beatles, Carrie Underwood, Dave Grohl, Deezer, High Fidelity, Jeremy Dutcher, Joe Strummer, Music sales, Pandora, Paul Simon, Podcasting, Radio, Shazam, SiriusXM, Spotify, Streaming, The Clash, Ticketmaster, White Album

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

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