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Random music news for Saturday, August 27, 2022

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Curb Your Enthusiasm, DJs, Hamilon, Larry David, Las Vegas, Madonna, Podcasting, R Kelly, Sonos, Taylor Swift, U2

This is pretty, pretty, pretty good for Larry David. And this music news for August 26 should be pretty, pretty,

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Radio 

There’s an opening for a special kind of radio DJ in Ukraine (and now metal music is being used to fight Russian troops)

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Army FM, DJs, Good Morning Vietnam, Invasion, Robin Williams, Ukraine

One of Robin Williams’ most memorable roles was that of Adrian Cronauer, an Armed Forces Radio DJ who entertained American

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Gift Guide 

Gift idea: How did I miss this radio-related present?

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Announcers, DJs, Radio, Sears Catalogue, Toys, WKRP

I was already in radio when this appeared in the Sears catalogue in 1982. Still, I would have grabbed one

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arsenal, CMW, Daniel Ek, DJs, Extroverts, George Michael, Old Space, Soundcloud, Spotify, Starbucks, TikTok

Well, if this would save my life in an emergency, okay. Let’s do it. Meanwhile, there’s some music news for

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Random music news for Saturday, January 30, 2021

January 30, 2021January 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baz Luhrman, Beastie Boys, Chester Bennington, Coachella, DJs, Elvis, Jerry Garcia, Mike D, Pearl Jam, Randy Rainbow, Super Bowl, Talinda Bennington, The Weeknd, Twitter

Angry about how governments are handling the coronavirus in Canada? Take a read of this. And what’s this GameStop stuff

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, September 17, 2020

September 17, 2020September 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, DJ Khaled, DJs, Elton John, ESPN, Lady A, livestreaming, Madonna, Moog, Noel Gallagher, Notorious B.I.G., Songwriting, Spotify, Stream-Ripping, Synthesizers

Steve? Was that you? I wouldn’t doubt it. Take a read and then come on back for music news for

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Music News 

Are you a DJ spinning sets on Instagram? Yeah, about that.

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments DJs, Instagram

Everyone is trying to find ways of staying sane at home in the era of COVID-19. Nightclubs are especially hurting.

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Music News 

DJs are being used to hide malware

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments DJs, EDM, Malware, Viruses

Malware creators seem to have a thing for EDM. According to anti-virus company Kaspersky, there’s a lot of malicious files

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Music News 

Here are the 15 highest-paid DJs in the world

August 3, 2018August 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments DJs, Highest-Paid

If you’re hoping to have your kid support you in your old age, get them a DJ set-up. Look at

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Music History 

In Praise of the DJ

December 31, 2017December 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments DJs

If you’ve ever found yourself losing your mind in a dance club or at a festival, you may have glanced

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Podcast 

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 139: AI, Robot

August 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cozmo, DJs, Intel, Skimmee

The machines are coming for us, you know. Not only are they taking manufacturing jobs away from poor meatbags (fast food

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