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Random music news for Tuesday, April 13, 2021

April 13, 2021April 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkells, Brian May, Covid, Danny Elfman, EDM, Freddie Mercury, Gabby Giffords, HMV, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Ofcom, Payola, Phoebe Bridgers, Queen, Spotify, Teenage Head, The Weeknd

There’s now a board game for cats. Please enjoy. And now, music news for April 13, 2021. Here’s an ask

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Astronomy, Corey Taylor, COVID-19, EDM, Headbanging, Kanye West, Live Nation, Mariah Carey, Metal, Migos, Music Theory, Noel Gallagher, TikTok, YouTube

Deep into the vacation staycation. I’ve discovered that there’s so much left to do around the house that I might

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Funny/Weird 

Someone has turned a 1920s-era typewriter into an EDM machine

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments EDM, Typewriter

Quarantine and isolation are the mothers of invention, apparently–although this is probably a solution to a problem that didn’t exist.

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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 History 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 7, 2018

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alex Jones, Alt-Country, Amazon Prime Music, Beatboxing, Drill, EDM, Facebook, inforWars, Janis Joplin, Morning Radio, Samsung, Smartphones, Spotify

Day two of my solo staycation. Maybe I’ll clean out the shed today. Or maybe I’ll just post some music

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Music History 

If you’re into electronic music, pause for a moment to remember David Mullaney

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Christopher Scott, David Mullaney, EDM, Electronic Music, Gershon Kingsley, Hot Butter, Popcorn

David Mullaney may have started out as a jazz accordion player, but that didn’t stop him from changing the world

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Music History 

How punk led to today’s EDM scene

April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments EDM, Punk

The punk rock of the 1970s has more in common with today’s EDM than you may realize. This short doc

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Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, January 10, 2018

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, David Bowie, EDM, God Save the Queen, Google Assistant, Ice Cream, Jimmy Iovine, NWA, Radio, Russell Simmons, Sex Pistols, Spotify, Van Halen, VR, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top

David Bowie died two years ago today. To commemorate that, this demo of “Let’s Dance” was released. And in more

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Random Music News for Monday, January 8, 2018

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Arthur Usherton, Axl Rose, Buble, David Bowie, Donald Trump, EDM, Fred Durst, Green Day, Limp Bizkit, Live Nation, Low-power radio, Photography, Singapore, Tool, Ultra

It’s FINALLY warmed up around where I live. About time, too, because the dogs had been asking how to use

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If You’re into EDM, There’s Now a Dating Site Just for You

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dating, EDM, Techno

From Match.com to A Time for Us to ParanormalDate.com there seems to be an online dating site for everyone. Now

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Random Music News for Thursday, April 20, 2017

April 20, 2017April 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bill Murray, EDM, Eskimeaux, GarageBand, Lana Del Rey, My Space, New Pornographers, Nicki Mina, North Korea, Raffi, Spotify, Tanya Tagaq, Ukraine

4-20, yada, yada, yada.  And now, the music news for April 20. If you’re a Canadian musician, read this. It

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