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
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Emojis
Random 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
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Random 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
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Random 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
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Random 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.
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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
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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
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Would You Like Music with That Emoji?
The first emojis emerged in text-happy Japan as a way to economically express emotions, reactions and opinions. Today there are
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There Is Now a Full Heavy Metal Emoji Keyboard
A company called KeyLuminati has issued a full emoji keyboards featuring nothing but metal-related symbols. Available for just iOS at the moment,
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Random Music News for Friday, February 26, 2016
No 503 errors on the website so far today. That’s good. And so is this roundup of music news. Even
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Paul McCartney Has Created Some New Emojis for Skype
On the 52nd anniversary of the Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Paul McCartney has teamed with Skype (and
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