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Random Music News for Saturday, January 13, 2018

January 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

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 for January 13,

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More Controversy About Apple’s Refusal to Use an FM Chip in iPhones

October 20, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1 min read

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 of the National

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Music News

Explaining the Confusion Surrounding the (Phantom) FM Chip in iPhones

October 17, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments 7 min read

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 AM and FM

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Random Music News for Wednesday, October 11, 2017

October 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

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. Dave Matthews’ winery

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Random Music News for Saturday, September 23, 2017

September 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

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 up in advance

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Random Music News for Tuesday, September 5, 2017

September 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

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. a year ago:

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Music Industry

Radio Still Rocks for Favourite Tunes and New Music Discovery

June 10, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments 1 min read

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 radio to listen

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Gadgets

Another Call to Activate the FM Chip Inside Canadian Smartphones

May 16, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 0 min read

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 us from using

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Music News

Random Music News for Tuesday, May 2, 2017

May 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

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 music news for

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Random Music News for Saturday, February 18, 2017

February 18, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments 1 min read

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 complications of MS.

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Music News

Random Music News for Monday, February 6, 2016

February 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

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 bun for the

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