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Is this the electric guitar of the future?

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Devil and Sons, Guitar Design, iCaster, iPad

A few years back when Muse played Saturday Night Live, bassist Chris Wolstenholme had a weirdo instrument that looked like

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Random music news for Thursday, July 7, 2022

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ATMOS, Carlos Santana, CarPlay, Daniel Johns, iPad, Liam Gallagher, Metaverse, Michael Jackson, Prince, Spotify, TikTok, Travis Barker

If you’re working from home Monday and Friday and going into the office the rest of the week, there’s a

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Random music news for Monday, July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brad Bunch, Devil, Earbuds, Elton John, Greta Van Fleet, Headbangers, iPad, Lady Gaga, Lance Bass, Live Music, Mary Berry, Metal, Miley Cyrus, Music VIdeos, Netflix, Rick Astley

Back on this day in 1966, England won the World Cup over Germany in extra time. As for music news

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Random music news for Friday, June 22, 2018

June 22, 2018June 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Akon, Andrew Ridgely, Carpool Karaoke, Dave Grohl, David Lynch, Facebook, Flea, Google, Instagram, iPad, James Corden, Nine Inch Nails, Piers Morgan, Podcasts, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Taylor Swift, Trent Reznor, Wham!, XXXtenacion

Thirty-two years ago today, Diego Maradona scored his famous Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup. Moving to

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Apple has been sued for causing an airliner to crash with a flaming iPhone or iPad

May 13, 2018May 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Eygytair, Flight 804, iPad, iPhone, Lawsuit, Plane Crash

On May 19, 2016, EgyptAir flight 804 was over the Mediterranean ready for decent on its flight from Paris to

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Random music news for Saturday, March 26, 2018

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bon Jovi, Call and the Drummers of Pakistan, Diddy, Drums, Facebook, iPad, Jack White, Jayne County, PIxies, Roger Daltrey, Sonos, Spice Girls, The Who

I was hoping the weather in Vancouver (I’m here for the Junos) would be better than the weather in Toronto. Nope.

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There’s Now a Virtual Drumkit for the iPad

January 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drums, iPad, Touchbeat Drum Kit

Not only does this new iPad app allow drummers to do their thing, it teaches wannabe drummers how to play.

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Always Losing Your Earbuds? Here’s the Ultimate Solution

October 26, 2017October 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Cochlea Implants, iPad, iPhone

The reason the headphone/earbud industry is worth billions of dollars is because we’re always losing and breaking the damn things.

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Random Music News for Saturday, August 19, 2017

August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Canada 150, Concert Tickets, David Bowie, Frank Sinatra, Goldman Sachs, iOS11, iPad, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Nokia, sexbots, Shania Twain, Spotify, Starfest, Sunrise Recods, UTA, Warner

Two days until the Eclipse Day. Got your #14 welder’s glass yet? And now, the music news for August 19.

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Apple Has Leased a Bunch of Cars from Hertz. Why?

June 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Autonomous Vehicles, Hertz, iPad, iPhone, Lexus

Remember all those rumours about Apple building its own car? Not gonna happen, but Apple is very, very deep into

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Here’s Why Apple is a Consumer Electronics and Services Company and Not a Computer Company

April 5, 2017April 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Computers, iPad, iPhone, iPod, MacBook, Macs

At one point, Apple was all about the Mac. Now? Not so much. You will find more statistics at Statista

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