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Random music news for Monday, September 26, 2022

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billy Corgan, Dead, Emojis, Ghost, Kanye, Playlists, Polaroid, Ryan Gosling, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Streaming, Tommy Lee

2022As the kids say, I was today years old when I learned this about Google’s “no internet” page. And here’s

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Random music news for Wednesday, February 16, 2022

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bez, Emojis, Eurovision, Flea, Gavin Rossdale, Happy Mondays, Kanye, Keith Moon, Kim Kardashian, Madonna, Pete Davidson, Phoebe Bridgers, Rammstein, Stevie Nicks, Super Bowl, The Who

This is a pretty extreme sort of initiation ritual, don’t you think? While you try to keep your food down,

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Coldplay is really going to confuse some people with their new album

July 21, 2021July 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coldplay, Emojis, Max Martin, Music of the Spheres, Tracklisting

Coldplay is about to complete their transition from a British indie band to a full-on mainstream pop band with their

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Random music news for Thursday, May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Stores, Chester Bennington, Coldplay, Emojis, Georgia, Johnny Lydon, livestreaming, REM, Spotify, Talinda Bennington

If you’re an REM fan, you’ll want this new demo reissue. Spotify will start auto-transcribing podcasts over the next few

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Random music news for Thursday, February 7, 2019

February 7, 2019February 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Angela Ahrendts, Apple, Ariana Grande, Batclan, Bob Marley, Brexit, Emojis, Groovetown, Ozzy, R. Kelly, Smart Speakers, Smartphones, Spotify, Taylor Swift

Back on this day in 1962, the US banned Cuban cigars. They’re still banned, right? Moving to music news for

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, June 4, 2018

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dr. Luke, Emojis, Johnny Marr, Live365, Mick Jagger, Music Festivals, NASA, Roger Daltrey, Smiths, Star Trek, Syria, Tom Jones

It was on this day in 1989 that things all went very, very wrong for the protestors in Tiananmen Square

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, February 26, 2018

February 26, 2018February 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Airpods, Billy Joel, Comic Books, Emojis, Family Feud, Flying V, George Harrison, Gibson, Kanye West, KISS, Moose Blood, Paul McCartney, Pillows, Ringo Starr, Streaming

No more Olympics. I feel a void. I’m filling it with music news for February 26, 2018. The #MeToo situation

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Music News 

Random Music News for January 2, 2018

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Emojis, Israel, Lorde, Snoop Dogg, YouTube

I still use cheques. I’ve ruined three already by dating them “2017.” This is a roundup of music news for

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, October 7, 2017

October 7, 2017October 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Idol, Auto Industry, Cryptocurrency, Emojis, Harmon Kardon, Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Leonard Cohen, Linkin Park, Magic Leap, Puddle of Mudd, Radio, Smart Speakers, Terence Trent D'Arby, Vinyl, Wes Scanlin, Wu-Tang Clan

In Edmonton today for a speaking thing and the Up and Downtown Festival. If you’re in the neighbourhood, drop in.

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Social Media Tech 

Does That Emoji Mean What You Think It Does?

May 6, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Emojis, Facebook, First Amendment, Lawsuits

Welcome to the 21st century, where emojis might soon become evidence in courtrooms. A new paper from Eric Goldman at

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Gadgets 

Just in Time for Valentine’s Day: Extra-Emotional Emojis

February 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Emojam, Emojis

Still can’t find the right emoji to express your feelings? Then maybe you need Emojams, a new set of pictograms

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