Random Music News for Tuesday, August 8, 2017
It was on this day in 1969 that the Beatles used the crosswalk down the street from EMI Studios. That picture appears on the cover of Abbey Road. And now,
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Bob Dylan’s IBM Commercial (Extended Version)
I have a feeling that the Funny or Die people tool a few liberties with this one. https://youtu.be/wtyORRJ_gzM
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Random Music News for Thursday, November 24, 2016
Happy Thanksgiving, ‘Murica. As a result of the holiday, music news has slowed way down–but I can still deliver. Justin Bieber was caught on video Spain punching a fan in
Read MoreWatson, the Jeopardy-Playing IBM Supercomputer, is Now Writing Songs. Listen.
The idea of computers writing songs has been in the news this year as scientists seek to stretch the frontiers of artificial intelligence. Now Watson, IBM’s smartass supercomputer, has co-written
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Who Are the Angriest, Saddest and Happiest Artists of All Time? Let’s Do Some Analysis.
Superfi, a UK-based site dedicated to hi-fi and home cinema took the same software that powers IBM’s Watson supercomputer to analyze the tones of thousands upon thousands of songs in an
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June? Already? Here’s your music news. Here’s how things work in the US when it comes to the music business. (Note: I’ve NEVER seen anything like this in Canada.) Whitney
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This was a big day in computing in 1964. IBM introduced the System/360. And now, some music news… This Canadian singer snuck into Buckingham Palace and got to perform illicitly.
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So the world didn’t end yesterday. I guess that means a VISA payment this month. And now, the music news: It’s official: the Chinese government isn’t a fan of Megadeth.
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James Murphy Releases 400 Hours of New Music. Seriously.
Remember that story on how James Murphy and IBM worked together to create music from data captured during the US Open Tennis Tournament? Well, the algorithm has finished its work–and here
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The Songs of IBM. Wait–What?
Decades ago, it wasn’t uncommon for companies to encourage their employees to sing company songs. For example, Labatt used to issue a booklet of official drinking songs to its workers.
Read MoreWatching the US Open? So Is LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy. But He’s Watching It…Differently..
James Murphy is in the enviable position of doing whatever he wants. Producing records? Making films? Creating his own blend of gourmet coffee? Check, check and check. He’s also free
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