Amazon has a Billy Eilish-branded Echo smart speaker
Interesting bit of merch, no? It comes with a six-month subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited. Alas, the unit–costing US$229.99–is already sold out.
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Random music news for Thursday, November 15, 2018
I’m still at a health resort in Thailand. One of the new services offered is past life regression. I’m thinking about it. Meanwhile, here’s some music news for Thursday, November 15, 2018. The
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A history of basic guitar effects
If you’re a guitarist, chances are you have a row or two of pedals in front of you: fuzzes, wah-wahs, delays, reverbs and so on. Ever wonder where these devices came from in
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Smart speakers and the way they’re changing how we listen to music: Google Home vs. Alexa
My house is littered with enough smart speakers for my home to become just shy of sentient. The whole place is connected and bugged. Because Google was first to market in Canada, I
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Is your Alexa-powered smart speaker laughing at you? I mean ACTUALLY laughing?
Some owners of Alexa-powered Amazon Echo smart speakers are reported being freaked out when their devices randomly start laughing. No prompt, no commands, no input whatsoever. The thing just starts to laugh. Alexa
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Random Music News for Thursday, February 15, 2018
February is more than half over. Only about five more weeks until spring, too. Contemplate that as you skim through the music news for February 15, 2108. No Hedley at the Junos this
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Is this goofy Amazon Alexa Super Bowl commercial hinting at something to come?
Some of the big-budget Super Bowl commercials are starting to appear ahead of Sunday’s game, including this 60-second offering from Amazon that, frankly, is a bit weird. The premise is that Alexa, the
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Ready or Not But Smart Speakers are The Next Big Thing
A new Google Home Mini arrived for the home office on Monday, a compliment to the full-sized Google Home that’s been on my the kitchen counter for the last couple of months. It’s
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Random Music News for Friday, September 28, 2017
Back in the UK for a couple of days for a Sparks concert (that was last night), a trip to the V&A for the Pink Floyd exhibit and two EPL games. Meanwhile, the
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Can’t Find a Name for Your Band? Time to Turn to AI
If you’re in a band that can’t settle on a name, see if you can find someone in the US or UK with an Echo and use it to settle on a moniker.
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Amazon Gets into the Streaming Music Business and is Charging Less. (Sorry, Canada. This Not for You)
After months of hinting that something was coming, Amazon announced yesterday a new streaming music service with a monthly cost that’s less that Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music and the rest of
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