Random music news for Monday, September 26, 2022
2022As the kids say, I was today years old when I learned this about Google’s “no internet” page. And here’s what I learned about music news for September 26, 2022. Kanye says he
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Emojis
Random music news for Wednesday, February 16, 2022
This is a pretty extreme sort of initiation ritual, don’t you think? While you try to keep your food down, ponder this music news for February 16, 2022. Kim Kardashian is honestly afraid
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Coldplay is really going to confuse some people with their new album
Coldplay is about to complete their transition from a British indie band to a full-on mainstream pop band with their new album, Music of the Spheres, on October 15. Once you employ producer
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, May 20, 2021
If you’re an REM fan, you’ll want this new demo reissue. Spotify will start auto-transcribing podcasts over the next few weeks. And Spotify is getting into the business of livestreaming. Coldplay wants to
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Random music news for Thursday, February 7, 2019
Back on this day in 1962, the US banned Cuban cigars. They’re still banned, right? Moving to music news for February 7, 2019… This woman was a victim in the Bataclan massacre. She’s
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, June 4, 2018
It was on this day in 1989 that things all went very, very wrong for the protestors in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. As for music news on June 4, 2018… Because it’s Monday,
Read MoreRandom Music News for Monday, February 26, 2018
No more Olympics. I feel a void. I’m filling it with music news for February 26, 2018. The #MeToo situation with Hedley keeps getting worse. Never heard of the band Moose Blood? You
Read MoreRandom Music News for January 2, 2018
I still use cheques. I’ve ruined three already by dating them “2017.” This is a roundup of music news for January 2, 2018. YouTube’s music app (and I’m ashamed to admit I didn’t
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, October 7, 2017
In Edmonton today for a speaking thing and the Up and Downtown Festival. If you’re in the neighbourhood, drop in. And now, the music news for October 6. Harvey Weinstein misquoted Jay-Z when
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Does That Emoji Mean What You Think It Does?
Welcome to the 21st century, where emojis might soon become evidence in courtrooms. A new paper from Eric Goldman at the Santa Clara University School of Law suggests emojis aren’t just a way
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Just in Time for Valentine’s Day: Extra-Emotional Emojis
Still can’t find the right emoji to express your feelings? Then maybe you need Emojams, a new set of pictograms aimed at fans of hip hop, R&B and rap. They play music, too. Get
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