Random Music News for Saturday, January 13, 2018
My friend in Singapore WhatsApp’d me to say that the nighttime temperature has fallen to 24 degrees. “We’re wearing LAYERS, dude!” Think about that as you go through the music news
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More Controversy About Apple’s Refusal to Use an FM Chip in iPhones
The longer the discussion about Apple’s phantom iPhone FM chip goes on, the murkier it gets. (See my coverage of the controversy here.) Now we have the Chief Technology Officer
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Explaining the Confusion Surrounding the (Phantom) FM Chip in iPhones
In the aftermath of two horrible hurricanes that knocked out power, Internet and cell service to millions of people, the one communications medium that kept running was old-fashioned radio. Without
Read MoreRandom Music News for Wednesday, October 11, 2017
On this day in 1994, Korn released their debut album. Was that the beginning of the whole nü-metal thing? Probably. Here’s what’s making news on October 11 of this year.
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, September 23, 2017
According to this guy, the world is supposed to end today. Damn Nibiru. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any music news for September 23. Barely a dozen people lined
Read MoreRandom Music News for Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Back to work. Back to school. But at least pumpkin spice latte is back. And now, the music news for September 5. Canadian music sales from the past week vs.
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Radio Still Rocks for Favourite Tunes and New Music Discovery
Turn up the dial and shout along: Radio is still the source of new music and finding old favourites among listeners. Research from Edison indicates 53% of listeners turn to
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Another Call to Activate the FM Chip Inside Canadian Smartphones
Inside virtually every smartphone is a chip that allows the device to receive free over-the-air FM broadcasts. Telcos are apparently loathe to activate the chip because that might mean diverting
Read MoreRandom Music News for Tuesday, May 2, 2017
It was six years ago today that the US finally got Osama bin Laden. It’s also now been exactly eleven years since we got a Tool album. And now, the
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, February 18, 2017
Still in Western Australia, drinking a local whiskey called Limeburners. Dangerous. And now, some music news… Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr has died at 56 as the result of
Read MoreRandom Music News for Monday, February 6, 2016
I had a weird dream where I was the manager of a New Wave-ish indie-pop band in which all the members wore weird costumes. The dream involved trying to find a
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