Do you still buy MP3s? You might want to read this.
August 19th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
My iTunes library is bulging with about 80,000 tracks with some 4,500 of those being purchases from the iTunes Music
Browsing the "iTunes" Tag
Apple Music steps up the fidelity with a new offering called “Apple Digital Masters”
August 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Anything that promises an enriched musical experience is fine by me, so this announcement from Apple caught my attention. The
So how is Tool doing now that their music is available streaming and on iTunes?
August 4th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
For a variety of reasons, Tool’s music was absent from iTunes and all streaming music services until Friday (August 2).
Why are people happy that iTunes is going away? Let me count the ways.
June 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] At its annual World Wide Developers Conference last Monday, Apple killed
Say goodbye (and good riddance) to iTunes
June 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When it was first introduced in 2001, iTunes was just music management software for makes. But Apple kept asking more
Random music news for Monday, April 15, 2019
April 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It’s a big day in North Korea as they celebrate the birthday of Supreme Leader Kim Il-Sung. I’m sure it’ll
Apple might be ready to break up iTunes. About time, too.
April 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Many iTunes users have a love/hate relationship with the program. While it’s convenient to have so many media management functions
Random music news for Wednesday, January 23, 2019
January 23rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1986, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry,
Apple has released its “best of 2018” list for music, podcasts, apps, movies, TV shows
December 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
‘Tis time again for year-end/best-of lists. Apple has just released its list of the most popular music, podcasts, apps, movies
iTunes is crashing. This can’t mean Apple is gonna bail. Or does it?
December 1st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Earlier this year, rumours started to circulate that Apple was making plans to sunset the iTunes music store. Music consumers
Random music news for Saturday, December 1, 2018
December 1st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Four more shopping weekends until Christmas. How’s your shopping going? Let’s move to music news for Saturday, December 1, 2018.
Random music news for Thursday, May 3, 2018
May 3rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Oh, crap! I forgot to take care of my quarterly HST payment! Sorry, CRA. I’ll do it today. But first,
Random music news for Wednesday, May 2, 2018
May 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
After a day without Internet, TV or wifi due to technical issues, I’m back in business. Damn, that was some
Random music news for Saturday, April 28, 2018
April 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Has anyone seen the new Stormy Daniels video? I mean, this is political research, right? See the NSFW trailer here.
Once again: No, Apple is NOT abandoning iTunes music sales
April 14th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Let’s kill off this rumour about Apple killing off iTunes next year once and for all. 1. The story has
Here we go again: More rumours about Apple shutting down iTunes. And now we have a date.
April 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Digital Music News, a site that I visit every day, has been hammering away on the impending death on paid
Relax. Apple isn’t going to shut down iTunes anytime soon
March 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It must have been a slow news day. There’s a lot of clickbaity headlines out there this week (like this one and
Random music news for Wednesday, March 28, 2018
March 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Thirty-nine years ago today, Pennsylvania almost disappeared with the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown incident. And for music news on
No, Apple isn’t closing iTunes down. Yet.
March 7th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Some leaked memos purport to indicate that Apple is killing off iTunes LPs later this month. At first glance, you’re
7 online music scams that people have pulled off
March 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[This is my weekly music column for Global News. -AC] If there’s an angle, a loophole, a technicality, a con
Random Music News for Friday, March 2, 2018
March 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Thirty-five years ago today, the first compact disc players went on sale in North America. Heretofore they had only been
Random Music News for Thursday, January 25, 2018
January 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1995, we almost ended up in a nuclear war because of a series of mistakes and
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