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AI neural network tries to improve on Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” with mixed results

May 8, 2020May 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Jukebox, Never Gonna Give You Up, OpenAI, Rick Astley

Artificial intelligence is a big deal in the scientific world as boffins in white coats try to make computers into

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, May 10, 2018

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Assisted Suicide, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Ginny Grohl, Google, Jazz, John Legend, Jukebox, Kanye, Rap, Sharks, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Tidal

It was on this day in 1970 that Bobby Orr scored THAT goal, the one with him flying through the

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Gadgets Music News 

Next step in the vinyl revolution? The return of the jukebox.

January 29, 2018January 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jukebox, Vinyl

I know a guy with a vintage Wurlitzer jukebox. He’s loaded with all manner of cool 7-inch singles, from hardcore

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, May 9, 2016

May 9, 2016May 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments British Museum, Busker, Classical Music, Courtney Love, Hole, Jukebox, Morrissey, Ozzy Osbourne, Playlist, Punk, Slipknot, Then and Now, Theremin, U2, Valentina Lisitsa, Velvet Underground

In Halifax today. Must. Have. Lobster. And now, in music news… Here’s a good Monday timesuck: learn to play a

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Gadgets Music News 

A Super-Cool Spotify Jukebox Unveiled at SXSW

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jukebox, Spotify, SXSW

Sure there’s about a billion bands at SXSW in Austin, but an even bigger part of the festival is its

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Music News 

There’s a New All-Vinyl Jukebox for the First Time in 20 Years

February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jukebox, Sound Leisure

When I finally finish my basement and turn it into my dream home office, I want to have an old-school

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Music History 

Jukebox History

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Jukebox, Panoram, Soundoe

FYI Music News points us to a great history of automatic music machines that appears at Vail Daily. Long before

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WTF? 

Man Stabbed Over What Was Playing on the Jukebox

December 29, 2013December 29, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments Crime, Jukebox, Stabbing

It seemed like a normal night at LaPita’s Restaurant in Annapolis, Maryland–until there were some objections over the music being

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