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Random music news for Tuesday, February 9, 2021

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Danelectro, Electronic Music, Gene Simmons, Google, Greenpeace, Lars Ulrich, Marilyn Manson, Mary Wilson, Metallica, Morgan Wallen, Napster, Phoebe Bridgers, Supremes, TikTok, Universal

Now that the Super Bowl is in the books, the annual impeachment event starts today. This will be weird, of

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Here’s your last chance to save your Google Play Music files

February 8, 2021February 7, 2021 Amber Healy 1 Comment Google, Google Play, Google Play Music, Google Takeout, GPM, Mobile Music, Music Apps, YouTube, YouTube Music, YTM

The door is really finally and for real closing on Google Play Music.  Users received an email over the weekend

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, February 1, 2021

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 54-40, Anthrax, Coachella, Google, Hilton Valentine, Hologram, Kanye West, Liam Gallagher, Passwords, Peter Frampton, Rob Zombie, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Woodstock 50

I’m fascinated by the ‘Oumuamua mystery. Aliens? That would be cool. On to music news for February 1, 2021. Coachella

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Props to Nickelback for spoofing their own “Photograph” for a Google Photos commercial

December 23, 2020December 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Google, Google Photos, Nickelback

Nickelback has endured an unfair amount of abuse (in my opinion, anyway) but at least they have a sense of

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, December 23, 2020

December 23, 2020December 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Frank Zappa, Google, Hipgnosis, Jay-Z, Melody Maker, Merck Mercuriadis, Netflix, Rammstein, Rihanna, Robert Johnson, Steel Panther, Taylor Swift

Finished Netflix yet? Good riddance, 2020. Here are some songs to that effect. (Via Sean) DUMB, Steel Panther, DUMB! The

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A fun Christmas music timesuck: Google’s Blob Orchestra.

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Blob Orchestra, Google

Using some fun AI applications, Google has created The Blob Orchestra. Just define your blob’s musical range and go. (Via

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Yet another year-end list: Google Canada’s Year in Search for music (among many other things)

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Google, searches

Google Canada has joined the parade of year-end summaries with a list of who-searched-what when in 2020. These are the

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Don’t know the name of a song? Hum it to Google.

October 17, 2020October 19, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Google, Hum to Search

Here is a scene that’s been played out millions of times in record stores over the decades. Customer: “I love

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Random music news for Saturday, October 3, 2020

October 3, 2020October 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cats, Fleetwood Mac, Giddy, Google, Joe Biden, John Lennon, Oasis, Radio, Sex in the City, Spinal Tap, Teenage Engineering, TikTok, Yoko Ono

A interesting point, don’t you think? Here’s what’s going on in music news for October 3, 2020. Coronavirus update 1:

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The Final Countdown: Google Play Music to end in the fall

August 6, 2020August 5, 2020 Amber Healy 2 Comments Google, Google Assistant, Google Home, Google Play Music, Streaming, YouTube, YouTube Music

We all knew it was coming but we hoped we’d have more time.  This week, the death toll started to

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Dreading the loss of Google Play Music? Here are some alternatives

May 23, 2020October 16, 2020 Amber Healy 42 Comments Ampache, Audiobox, AudioStreamer, DoubleTwist Cloud Player, Google, Google Play Music, GPM, iBroadcast, Koel, MellowPlayer, MyCloudPlayers, Plex, Sonerezh, YouTube, YouTube Music

Many of us are still trying to come to terms with the loss of Google Play Music. At some point

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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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