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Random music news for Saturday, July 4, 2020

July 4, 2020July 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM, Ferrari, fm, Indonesia, Kehlani, NFL, Podcasting, Spotify, The Weeknd

If there’s a better metaphor for what’s happening in the US right now, I haven’t seen it. Fisticuffs 😂 pic.twitter.com/KCJnnad7la

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, October 30, 2017

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Cover Artwork, Alexa, Apple, Chrissie Hynde, DAB, Drums, fm, Google Home, India, Lido Pmienta, Ludwig, Never Mind the Bollocks, Radio, Sex Pistols, Slingerland, Southwest Airlines, Switzerland, Tea Party, Tom Morello

All Hallow’s Eve Eve? Sure. Let’s go with that. And now some music news for October 30. Chrissie Hynde of

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Radio 

New Technique Turns Any Object into an FM Radio

March 4, 2017March 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Backscattering, fm, Radio

Transmitters? We don’t need any stinkin’ transmitters. Or encoders. All we need is to harness a technique called “backscattering” which

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Music News 

This is the Coolest (And Most Forward-Thinking) Car Radio I’ve Seen Yet

October 18, 2016October 17, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Connected Car, DAB, fm, IP, Radio, Tesla

I rented a vehicle–a Ford Explorer–for my weekend out in California and was delighted to find that the radio was

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Radio 

Radio: STILL Not Dead Yet

September 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM, Audiences, fm, Radio

If you talk to certain people (especially those within tech circles), they’d have you believe that no one listen to

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Radio 

Regular Over-the-Air Radio is Still Doing Fine in Canada, Thank You

June 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM, Apple Music, Canadian Radio, CRTC, fm, Radio Stations, Viral Videos

How many times have you heard someone say “You still listen to radio?” If you’re in with the tech crowd,

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Radio 

Got Little Ones Who Won’t Get to Sleep? Try Baby-FM, A Soothing Radio Station for Babies

January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Babies, fm, Pampers, Philippines, White Noise

Can’t get the baby to fall asleep? Then maybe you need Pampers 99.1 FM, a Philippine over-the-air radio station that’s

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Recommended Music 

My Favourite Canadian Prog Album of All Time is Getting a Re-release

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Noise, fm, Peter Moore, Reissue

I wore out at least two vinyl copies of FM’s Black Noise album after it was released in 1977 because

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Recommended Music 

New Music From The Inbox: Single Mothers, Zaphonic, Tom Heyman, F&M, Dear Criminals

August 18, 2014August 18, 2014 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Dear Criminals, fm, Juliette Jagger, New Music From The Inbox, Single Mothers, Tom Heyman, Zaphonic

By: Juliette Jagger Artist: Single Mothers “Marbles” Album: Negative Qualities This is the first single off of the long awaited

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Radio 

Google Gets Deeper into the Connected Car. Watch Out, Radio.

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Connected Car, fm

First, there was Apple’s CarPlay, a software move into the dashboard of your car.  Now Google has Android Auto, which

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Radio 

CRTC Issues Annual Report on the Health of the Canadian Radio Industry

June 4, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2013, AM, Canadian Radio, CRTC, fm

Despite what some may think, radio in this country is still in very good shape and a very profitable business.

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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