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Gadgets 

Say goodbye (and good riddance) to iTunes

June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments iTunes

When it was first introduced in 2001, iTunes was just music management software for makes. But Apple kept asking more

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, April 15, 2019

April 15, 2019April 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Apple, Boheman Rhapsody, Bruce Dickinson, Coachella, D'Arcy Wretzky, Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones, Iron Maiden, iTunes, Madonna

It’s a big day in North Korea as they celebrate the birthday of Supreme Leader Kim Il-Sung. I’m sure it’ll

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Gadgets 

Apple might be ready to break up iTunes. About time, too.

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, iTunes

Many iTunes users have a love/hate relationship with the program. While it’s convenient to have so many media management functions

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, January 23, 2019

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Apple, Guitars, iTunes, Vinyl

On this day in 1986, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry,

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Music Industry 

Apple has released its “best of 2018” list for music, podcasts, apps, movies, TV shows

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Apps, iTunes

‘Tis time again for year-end/best-of lists. Apple has just released its list of the most popular music, podcasts, apps, movies

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Music Industry 

iTunes is crashing. This can’t mean Apple is gonna bail. Or does it?

December 1, 2018November 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, iTunes

Earlier this year, rumours started to circulate that Apple was making plans to sunset the iTunes music store. Music consumers

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, December 1, 2018

December 1, 2018November 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Ariana Grande, Australia, iTunes, Jay Z, Kan ye West, Neuroscience, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Podcasts, Spotify, Tommy Lee, Travis Scott, Vinyl, VR, VUE, Wizard of Oz

Four more shopping weekends until Christmas. How’s your shopping going? Let’s move to music news for Saturday, December 1, 2018.

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, May 3, 2018

May 3, 2018May 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Turner, Apple, Arctic Monkeys, Brian Wilson, Disney, Instagram, iTunes, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Milli Vanilli, Portugal. The Man, Roc Nation, Snapchat, Spotify, Taylor Swift, WhatsApp

Oh, crap! I forgot to take care of my quarterly HST payment! Sorry, CRA. I’ll do it today. But first,

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, May 2, 2018

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ellen, Gibson, Instagram, iTunes, Jets, Kanye West, KISS, Nashville Predators, Post Malone, Sweden, Taylor Swift, Tencent, U2, Winnipeg

After a day without Internet, TV or wifi due to technical issues, I’m back in business. Damn, that was some

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 28, 2018

April 28, 2018April 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Chris Cornell, Devo, Disco, Emily Bronte, Frances Bean Cobain, Guy Garvey, Imagine Dragons, iTunes, Kate Bush, Microsoft, New Order, Record Store Day, Spotify, The Verve, VIcky Cornell

Has anyone seen the new Stormy Daniels video? I mean, this is political research, right? See the NSFW trailer here.

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Music History 

Once again: No, Apple is NOT abandoning iTunes music sales

April 14, 2018April 13, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Apple, iTunes, Rumours

Let’s kill off this rumour about Apple killing off iTunes next year once and for all. 1. The story has

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